#dnd-newcomers

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exotic remnantBOT
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What is a Dungeon Master?
  • In Dungeons & Dragons, one person serves as the Dungeon Master, the game’s lead storyteller and referee. The DM runs the adventure for the players, who navigate its hazards and decide which paths to explore.
How does it work?
Where do I start?
true musk
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Pre-written adventures take care of a lot of the heavy lifting for you by providing story hooks you can present players, balancing out combat encounters, and giving you all the relevant information needed to run an adventure.

supple vigil
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i have the dnd essential kit that has the dragon of the ice spire peak adventure does that count

true musk
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Yes

smoky adder
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Definitely! That was specifically designed for beginners.

shut hemlock
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that’s perf

true musk
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That's actually a a great adventure for new dms.

smoky adder
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And if everyone knows you’re all learning together, it’ll be fine.

supple vigil
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are any of you guys dms

smoky adder
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As long as everyone has fun, you’ve done it right. ✅

shut hemlock
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i am

smoky adder
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?dmtips

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

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

Embrace the shared story.

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

It’s not a competition.

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

Be fair and flexible.

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

Modify the adventure to suit your tastes.

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

Don’t worry about mistakes.

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

supple vigil
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whats another good campain for beginers

shut hemlock
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lost mine of phandelver

supple vigil
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is frozen sick a good campain to start

true musk
# supple vigil i have the dnd essential kit that has the dragon of the ice spire peak adventure...

Each adventure in Dragon of Icespire Peak is self contained, making them easier to prep for.
You present your players with a quest board with 3 starting quests, which allows a clear idea of how much to prep for.
As the players complete quests, more become available.
That adventure book even provides hidden missions as rewards for having the players explore the starting area and communicating with NPCs.

shut hemlock
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yes that ones even shorter you can finish it in like 2-3 sessions

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do you want to play on a map or are you gonna be primarily using theater of the mind?

supple vigil
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theater of mind but i do have a map of neverwinter

shut hemlock
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there’s some awesome reusable maps out there on amazon etc that can be personalized with dry erase markers. highly recommend them.

supple vigil
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do all campains happen in neverwinter

shut hemlock
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for minis on a budget i like to print out little pictures of the characters and make stands out of paper

shut hemlock
supple vigil
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i have the map it came in the essential kit i bot

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i have an idea for a campain its a lot like reign of fire the movie but the players have to escape the country because of tiamot

shut hemlock
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homebrew campaigns can be fun but i wouldn’t recommend them for your first time. it’s hard to learn the rules and write an original story + world at the same time.

supple vigil
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yeah not the best idea for first time but it would be fun to play

true musk
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Another way to look at it is similar to trying to build a car at the same time you're learning how a car works.
It is possible, but makes things unnecessarily more challenging.

supple vigil
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makes sense

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how do you do dnd online

shut hemlock
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my first few sessions i dmed were homebrew stories i wrote. i’m a bit of a niche case, and that was after a year of playing as a player, so i already memorized most of the rules by then. i think writing your own stuff can be fun because you don’t have to stress about forgetting or missing something in a prewritten campaign that ends up being important later.

supple vigil
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in dnd beyond

shut hemlock
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roll20

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that’s what i use.

supple vigil
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is it free

shut hemlock
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yes and no

supple vigil
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???

shut hemlock
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the PHB is free but all the other modules you have to buy to play

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so certain spells and abilities are restricted if they’re not in the PHB

supple vigil
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is it like dnd beyond where you can join a campain but not host it with out paying

shut hemlock
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though you can pretty easily edit and manually put into whatever you want. if you want the ease of selecting abilities straight from the book with no hassle implementation you need to buy the digital versions of the books that contain the spells/subclasses/abilities you wanna use unfortunately

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yes you can host games for free

supple vigil
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and are dragon born a good race to use

true musk
# supple vigil how do you do dnd online

You can play online by simply being in a group call and playing theater of the mind.
Or you can play through a virtual tabletop such as the one on dndbeyond, roll20, Foundry, Owlbear Rodeo, Alchemy RPG, Talespire and so on.
Each with their own pros and cons, along with varying price ranges.

shut hemlock
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all of the races in DnD have their own unique benefits and shortcomings that for the most part balance them all out to be pretty equal to one another with some exceptions

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dragonborn are a very popular and fun race to play, i believe they’re in the top 5 races to play according to the latest polls

supple vigil
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good because i love dragon

shut hemlock
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dragonborn have innately better strength and charisma and thus excel as paladins, fighters, warlocks, and bards. they also have a unique attack to them called a breath weapon where they do a cone of elemental damage that’s determined by the color of their scales.

supple vigil
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but maybe tabiak or the cat people are good because of puss and boots

topaz garnet
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the PHB is not free.

shut hemlock
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they also have an innate resistance to one elemental type determined by the color of their scales as well.

shut hemlock
topaz garnet
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There's just a lot of overlap

worn sequoia
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Question so.. I don’t want to seem uh.. bad mannered, but I don’t have a desk top (PC) so if I do want to join any weekend newbie campaign, I’ll be on iPad.. so is that possible.

shut hemlock
worn sequoia
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So it won’t matter if I’m on iPad right?

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I run it through DNDbeyond

true musk
worn sequoia
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I even have one of my character sheets through a 1on1 play

true musk
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If you're playing in person, the app can go a long way for you.

worn sequoia
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If that even matters

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Oh I’m playing online like in the discord call

shut hemlock
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does dndbeyond work on an ipad for online games? i haven’t had success with other website based dnd hosting services on tablets or phones.

supple vigil
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i think so

true musk
supple vigil
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i know it works on phones

shut hemlock
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i would ask this question in #ddb-support to make sure, someone there will for sure have the answer.

supple vigil
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does a dragonborn ranger work as a kombo because of infinte acid arrows

true musk
worn sequoia
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Mhm! It does

kind compass
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For exemple,Foundry,a common one,is computer only

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Roll 20 has some mobile support but its quirky

worn sequoia
kind compass
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Its not about that

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Its for the battlemaps

true musk
supple vigil
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then if you have infinite acid arrows could you have an acid sword and have sword damage and acid in one attack

kind compass
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Character sheets,etc.Without a computer you will struggle finding a game,but its not impossible!Go for text based games,or "theater of the mind" games

worn sequoia
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What’s battle maps? I do have a character sheet

kind compass
worn sequoia
supple vigil
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arnt battle maps like where all the enemies are visibly when you enter initiative

kind compass
supple vigil
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then if you have infinite acid arrows could you have an acid sword and have sword damage and acid in one attack

kind compass
true musk
supple vigil
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i mean like as a black dragon born couldn't you spit acid on the arrow then shoot it

shut hemlock
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RAW i’m unfamiliar with any mechanics that allow dragonborn to coat their weapons with their breath weapon

worn sequoia
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When is the next DND night? Next Saturday?

true musk
kind compass
worn sequoia
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Well I don’t know any campaign that’s going on..

supple vigil
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in was just curious

worn sequoia
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Or that’s opening up

shut hemlock
# supple vigil in was just curious

if you want to homebrew a mechanic for your own games that allows dragonborn to diversify their options with breath attack like using it as a weapon coating that’s fine, just keep in mind that it’s very easy to break the game with overpowered homebrew. there’s a reason that most spells/abilities/attacks are super restrictive and only do what they say they do, otherwise the game would become unbalanced and even worse boring.

true musk
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There are multiple avenues to find games.

For in person games you can:

  • Visit tabletop game shops
  • Visit local conventions
  • Visit your local libraries
  • Visit your school
    As these tend to host opportunities to play in person.

Online options in this server:

  • You can follow the instructions in #find-a-game to learn how to make a post in #750812887697588356 .
  • Reach out to people in #looking-for-players
  • These posts are by DMs looking for players.
  • Extra tip: Elaborate what you bring to the table, details that help a DM determine their compatibility with a player can make a difference.
  • Check out #looking-for-community as responses to postings will point you to communities that host dnd games.
  • Learn about D&D's official community campaign called Adventures League in #adventurers-league
  • Then check out #1050206572535623690as you can find al events you can participate in.

Other options

You can also search on the Looking for Group forums page of warhorn, roll20, dndbeyond, the website called startplaying, and dnd focused discord servers.

shut hemlock
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if you make one attack/spell/ability too powerful it steals the spotlight away from other abilities and they never get used. then the game becomes essentially a turn based button masher because you make the same choice every time it’s your turn.

supple vigil
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i was just curious because i have not really looked into the breath machnics and theres a lot of reading involved is yeah

shut hemlock
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i get it, i’m more of a learner through experience rather than reading type player too. do you play any video games?

worn sequoia
glass summit
supple vigil
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i can play not this weekend but i can play not as dm though

true musk
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Generally speaking, homebrewing is not recommend for new players.
Mainly because you need to have an understanding of the mechanics before hand, so you know who changes will impact the mechanics of the system.

warm hornet
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Hi all, this isn't specially DnD related, but can't find anywhere else to contact.

I'm in Canada, ordered a digital+physical bundle, and I'm having problems with the order. I can't find any direct contact information about the order anywhere, so here I am. Can someone help?

supple vigil
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what company

true musk
shut hemlock
# warm hornet Hi all, this isn't specially DnD related, but can't find anywhere else to contac...

if you get the impression that the company you ordered from is purposely obfuscating their contact information you can call your bank (assuming you bought this with a debit card) and go over your options for chargebacks or having your bank reach out to them directly. i’ve had similar experiences online shopping and some companies are super scammy. if they don’t make their contact info easy and available that’s on them.

worn sequoia
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Hold on.

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So I think I found it

true musk
supple vigil
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is there a chimara monster

warm hornet
severe crane
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where is is i can find people to play with

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oh nvm

shut hemlock
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oh and hind legs of a goat.

worn sequoia
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So what is AL games? Is it basically dnd?

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What is the Adventurers League?

The D&D Adventurers League is an ongoing official campaign for Dungeons & Dragons. It uses the fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons rules, and features the Forgotten Realms setting. You can play D&D Adventurers League games literally anywhere. Players use the fifth edition rules to create a character and bring that character to games anywhere D&D Adventurers League play is happening.
[Find out more](#al-rules-compendium message)

Are you interested in the Adventurers League?
We have several channels to discuss Adventurers League play:

• #al-admin-questions — Ask the AL Admins questions
• #adventurers-league — Chat about AL games, events, how to get started, AL characters, or other general AL chatter.
• #1050206875079155742 — Adventurers League rules discussion and questions. General D&D rules discussion belongs in #dnd-rules
• #al-dm-discussion — [SPOILER WARNING] A place for AL Dungeon Masters of all levels of experience to discuss their games, share tips, or share constructive feedback.
• #al-dungeoncraft — [SPOILER WARNING] A place for fledgling or experienced AL authors to discuss the Dungeoncraft program, ask questions, offer tips, or share constructive feedback.

smoky adder
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Participants follow a special set of rules that allows players to effectively take their character from game to game while still keep their progress and rewards.

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It’s designed for things like convention centers and game stores, where you might not have the same group every time.

true musk
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The way it works, a DM will run a pre-made adventure that is designed for characters of a certain level range. Each single session adventure is self contained. So you can play at your own pace.

Players create characters that follow certain guidelines. The flexibility and new player friendly design comes from being able rebuild the character in between adventures. Which allow you to experiment and build your understanding of how certain classes work.

spiral ember
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Hi all!! I am new to D&D. are there are groups that run thru discord or group willing to teach a newb?

worn sequoia
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So I am curious tho, when it’s new player dnd sessions (some players told me this server does it) how do you guys deal with it?

cobalt frigate
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As players or as DMs?

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

cobalt frigate
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The players follow the DM's instructions.

worn sequoia
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That I know

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I mean isn’t it chaotic

cobalt frigate
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They follow the DM's house rules, etiquette, social contract, etc. as laid out in the session 0.

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The DM is the referee. No one players is the "main character" so don't hog the spotlight.

worn sequoia
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So basically not all characters will be playing at once? Like they all go in circles of playing things out?

mighty ermine
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Imagine a story where we all tell it by going around in a circle taking turns

smoky adder
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Part of a good table etiquette is making sure everyone gets a chance to contribute.

cobalt frigate
smoky adder
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But I’d say an ideal player is one who actively gets the others involved.

mighty ermine
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I recommend watching some Youtube videos of people playing, in character. it'll be funny too

cobalt frigate
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A good group would know not to hog the spotlight with just one or two people constantly roleplay while the rest of the people are sitting there listening.

mighty ermine
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I am really new, but I like how friendly everyone is

cobalt frigate
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Imagine you and 2-4 other friends are hanging out and talking. People talk in a flow with no one person "owning the mic."

worn sequoia
cobalt frigate
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I've had sessions where I (the DM) just sit there and listen to my players roleplay between each other.

mighty ermine
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I'm looking for a party

worn sequoia
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I can’t DM for the life of me

fallen forum
worn sequoia
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They won’t let me make more than one requests

fallen forum
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Then the best you can do is wait :3

cobalt frigate
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Cast your net wide. Check out other D&D-related Discord servers' LFG channels.

fallen forum
cobalt frigate
worn sequoia
fallen forum
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Do you wanna be a dm or a player thou

cobalt frigate
worn sequoia
fallen forum
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Then you wanna go to the one I sent you:3

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It basically is a giant quest board at the back of the tavern

worn sequoia
fallen forum
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They all are

timid jolt
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whats a good sword for a level 2 fighter to start with?

glass summit
# timid jolt whats a good sword for a level 2 fighter to start with?

That depends on what kind of flavor youd like to emulate! A big greatsword takes two hands to swing but deals big damage. A longsword is a bit smaller but can be wielded alongside a shield for added protection. If you want to dual-wield the shortsword is a good option for two-weapon fighting

smoky adder
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Any games you find in our #looking-for channels will take place elsewhere.

tidal vale
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So first off ello hi just joined :p Second thing I have a question for a character idea thing i have should i ask here or character disscussion?

slow hawk
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New players questions can go here

vapid umbra
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You always have the same amount of skills. Or do you mean something different?

true obsidian
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Hi I’m new to dnd but I have a vague understanding of it. I’m looking for beginner friendly campaigns

fleet field
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what skills you have proficiency in is determined by your background, class, and sometimes race

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sage gives you arcana and history

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wizard gives this: "Choose two from Arcana, History, Insight, Investigation, Medicine, and Religion"

barren rose
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Why do most campaigns never reach lvl 20

vapid umbra
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oh sorry, you meant skills you’re proficient with

solemn light
# barren rose Why do most campaigns never reach lvl 20

Because it takes a long time to get there. Even if you follow the very rough guidelines for leveling up where you tend to level up every 2-3 sessions, and have a session every week, that's approaching a 2 year campaign. Most modules also don't go that high, or have much content for level 20.
I've been running my game for over 100 sessions now, going on 3-4 years and my players are level 19. And it can be difficult at times to challenge them.

vapid umbra
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Also a lot of DMs stop before level 20 is reached, cause it often gets boring playing the same campaign for so long

gentle heath
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Hey everyone... Im a new player of d&d! I dont speak a looot of english but i want to try that experience. Before i play different things like Dnd but that not was so serious. Its my first time. I hope i will do some new friends. I speak Spanish too gosnfoskx

honest vigil
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Hello! im also a new player and im wondering if you can play dnd online on a video call? Obviously i dont know much about how it works and a friend of mine who was really keen on playing moved recently. I would love to have the experience of playing in-person but I also dont want to exclude this friend. is this possible?

wild onyx
leaden belfry
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How to get started? I am interested in playing online but literally know nothing about dnd

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Other than hearing entertaining stories

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?
opal terrace
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Hello! Total newb!
When running a campaign, can you switch characters? Like, run a ranger for a couple of sessions, and then run a wizard?

crude musk
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It very much depends on the campaign, but generally that's not common

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A lot of games focus on developing characters and the relationships between them

viral pelican
# opal terrace Hello! Total newb! When running a campaign, can you switch characters? Like, run...

You'll want to talk to your DM about it. I was fairly open to modifications and back-sies in the first few levels of my campaign with newbies. In fact, one character did change class from Cleric to Druid, but that was alongside the narrative, and their relationships were not affected.

If you are worried about trying out characters in combat, you can always try one-player DnD: just set up a fight scenario and play both the enemies and the player. It might sound corny, but when you are new to the game it can be a good way to understand how what's on the page transitions to the table.

vapid umbra
crude musk
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Multiclassing is a bit beyond the scope of this channel

viral pelican
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I wouldn't recommend multiclassing to a new player who is not enjoying their current class. It's likely to worsen the problems.

vapid umbra
opal terrace
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Thank you, everyone! My first character is gonna be a half-elf ranger. I was curious if you could switch characters, which I guess amounts to running two characters or more in a campaign. I think that this would be beyond my pay grade!

bold umbra
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Have fun with it!

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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First timer here! Just wondering if anyone would be willing to go through character creation with me, ive read the first pages of dnd beyond cc but am still confused

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

timid locust
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We'll be happy to answer any questions here! What issues have you been having?

charred cape
unborn valve
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When I was just messing with character creation I seen the lack of sorcerer origins and it said that I can unlock all official options if I buy something from the market place. What I am interested in is that if it's worth it to get stuff from market place or is it better if I just get a subscription and do homebrew ?

smoky adder
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Subscriptions do not provide direct access to any official character options.

timid locust
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You're significantly less likely to get a DM if you approach them with "This is my character, their subclass is homebrew"

smoky adder
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However, if there's a specific sorcerous origin you want, you can also buy that by itself.

cobalt frigate
smoky adder
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Whatever you spend gets credited toward the cost of whatever book it's in, too.

unborn valve
unborn valve
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But I have seen an interesting world that could be managed in dnd

cobalt frigate
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Player's Handbook.

smoky adder
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The books with the broadest selection of character options are:

  • The Player's Handbook
  • Xanathar's Guide to Everything
  • Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
  • Monsters of the Multiverse
unborn valve
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What about new editions of books?

smoky adder
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In my experience, it's one of those hobbies where you can spend as much or as little as you like.

smoky adder
unborn valve
smoky adder
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Occasionally they'll release errata to correct or clarify content in the official books. If you have the physical books, those changes are available in a free PDF. If you've got the digital version on D&D Beyond, at least, those changes get applied so you've always got the latest version.
https://dnd.wizards.com/sage-advice/book-updates

fallen surge
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Errata’s are released online for free. If a book you’ve purchased gets updated in some way, you can see the changes online without needing to buy a new one

smoky adder
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I don't know how other digital providers like Roll20 handle those.

lyric fjord
smoky adder
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And what exactly did you need help with?

timid locust
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Dwarf is a good start! Was there a class you were hoping to play in particular? Fighter and Barbarian are both great for new players if you're looking for a close combat warrior

lyric fjord
lyric fjord
smoky adder
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Which stats are you looking for, specifically?

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Did you mean you're trying to determine your character's Ability Scores, or something else?

lyric fjord
smoky adder
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Your class won't provide any immediate change to your ability scores.

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Only your race will.

timid locust
smoky adder
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At certain levels, though, your class does provide Ability Score Improvements. The earliest you'd get one of those is level 4.

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But D&D Beyond will handle all that for you automatically.

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Just watch out for any fields highlighted in blue. Those indicate places where you still have a selection to make.

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Whether that's for your ability scores or something else.

lyric fjord
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Thanks so much both of u! Ill let ya know if i run into anymore problems

cobalt frigate
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For every new level in wizard you roll a 1d6 (the "4" is the average of 1d6) plus your Con modifier.

smoky adder
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No

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The first level uses the max value for your hit die.

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Which in the case about would be a 6.

cobalt frigate
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At level 1, you have maxium hit points. For a level 1 wizard that's 6 + your Con modifier.

smoky adder
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The line you've quoted applies to levels 2 and up.

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It gets added to your current total.

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If your CON is +2, you'd have 6 + 2 = 8 at first level.

cobalt frigate
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You can have a minimum of 1 hp on a level increase.

smoky adder
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If you take the average at level 2, you'd gain another 4 + 2 = 6.

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So 8 + 6 = 14 total.

cobalt frigate
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It's highly recommended NOT to have a low Con score that would give you a negative modifier.

smoky adder
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The increase also has a minimum of 1, so your max HP will never decrease from leveling up.

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Yep

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Customize your background and take acrobatics instead.

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Alternatively, you could choose a race that grants that proficiency.

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Or at higher levels, you can take a feat to grant additional proficiencies.

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Either Skilled or Skillful Skill Expert. Probably others.

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No backgrounds give expertise.

timid locust
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No backgrounds give expertise.

smoky adder
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But the Skillful Skill Expert feat mentioned above could do it.

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Sorry. Skill Expert.

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As long as you're following the rule that you need a free hand to use your focus, I don't think it'd be an issue.

plucky ridge
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That would more be flavour for your arcane focus I think so no issue. But best to check with your DM.

smoky adder
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But that's ultimately something you should discuss with your DM.

fresh fable
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As long as you can hold it whilst casting spells with a material component then your good

smoky adder
timid locust
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Normally, the classic line in DnD is "Flavor is Free", but there's a mechanical reason why your DM might not agree with that.

As mentioned above, you would normally need to hold an arcane focus in one of your hands, and if you flavor it as a bracelet, then your DM might think you're trying to sneak around that rule

cobalt frigate
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RAW focus have to be held. There are exceptions with the cleric's and paladin's holy symbol divine focus being worn (or on a shield).

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Rules As Written, focus have to be held in a free hand when casting a spell that requires Material component.

fallen surge
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RAW means "rules as written"

cobalt frigate
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There are exceptions to that rule but that's not what this channel is here to teach.

timid locust
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You'd have to bring that up with your DM. They might be ok with it, but they might not

cobalt frigate
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That may be Object Interaction action.

fallen surge
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within the normal rules of the game, a bracelet cannot be used as a spellcasting focus. If you are asking about how it would work, the answer is it wouldn't. If you want to "reflavor" a spellcasting focus from one thing into another, most DMs allow you to do that, but changing how the rules work for something is not reflavoring. The rules state that a spellcasting focus must be held in your hand

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Unless you are a cleric or paladin

cobalt frigate
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No because it is not in a free hand.

fallen surge
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No, because that would mean you could hold something else in that hand, which would not be allowed

cobalt frigate
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Remember that DM has final say on homebrews.

forest nest
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is there anything that states you cant wear a focus anyway though? would it still be able to be a bracelet, but to use it you would need to either remove it or hold your wrist?

cobalt frigate
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For now stick with what's in the rules.

forest nest
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ya, or that

cobalt frigate
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How you store it is flavour. You just need to hold it in a free hand to cast a spell.

forest nest
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you would still want to clear it with DM, but that would be fine

fallen surge
forest nest
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im not sure if you are trying to say you can or cant lol. im reading that too and holding a piece of jewelry that im wearing is certainly posssible

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i like the storage idea better though, nice and clear

fallen surge
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You only have 1 object interaction per turn. Drawing out a weapon or spellcasting focus, and putting away a weapon or spellcasting focus both require the use of an object interaction. So, you cannot pull the focus out, and then put it away, on the same turn

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right

timid locust
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True, but usually with a regular focus you'll be holding it for the entire fight

viral pelican
# forest nest is there anything that states you cant wear a focus anyway though? would it stil...

Furthermore, with some DnD rules things get enforced with a sort of negative-space ruling: Some feat, item, or class ability has the effect, and therefore if you don't have that feat/item/ability you don't have that effect. For example, Holy Symbols, which are spellcasting foci for Clerics and paladins, can be borne on a shield. They still need a free hand to use it, but so long as they have the shield donned, that criteria is satisfied. From this it follows that because arcane foci don't say they can be borne on a shield, then they don't have that option.

timid locust
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Yeah, sounds reasonable.

smoky adder
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Again, it's simply a conversation you should have with your DM.

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Ultimately they're the only one who can tell you definitively whether it will work.

cobalt frigate
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For now learn the Rules As Written because there is no guarentee that a DM you find will let you do what you want to do.

fallen surge
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Honestly though, what you are describing sounds more like a component pouch than a spellcasting focus. Its something that you store in a (bag) on your person and then pull out in the moment when you cast a spell. Substitute "bag" for "bracelet" and you've got exactly what you are looking for

cobalt frigate
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They prepare their spells on a long rest like all spellcasting classes.

timid locust
cobalt frigate
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No, wizards have to add spells learned/found to their spellbook.

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Wizards don't know all spells but need to discover them either at level up or through scrolls/spellbooks they find during their adventures.

fresh fable
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At first lvl you have 6 spells in your spell book, everyday after a long rest you can prepare some based of class lvl + int mod

cobalt frigate
fallen surge
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no

cobalt frigate
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A level 1 wizard knows three cantrips.

fresh fable
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Have you looked at the wizard class table?

cobalt frigate
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You are asking questions that the Basic Rules answers if you read the class.

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It takes less time to look it up than ask us here.

fresh fable
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Some people find learning from reading difficult sometime cut them some slack

cobalt frigate
fresh fable
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Why would you need to be lvl 2 for sapping sting?

fallen surge
fresh fable
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Ok so are you playing in a games that allows graviturgy wizard?

cobalt frigate
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Sapping Sting and Gravitury are specific to Explorer's Guide to Wildemount. DMs may not allow those in their campaign.

fallen surge
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Wizards gain a 4th cantrip at level 4

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pick 3 at level 1, then take sapping sting at level 4, if that is what you want

timid locust
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Or talk to your DM about swapping them early if you're really adamant about it

cobalt frigate
fresh fable
smoky adder
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FWIW, wizards do have an optional class feature in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything that lets them swap one cantrip after a long rest.

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If you or your DM have that book, you could discuss it together.

timid locust
static copper
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Which spells prevent enemies from taking actions?

cobalt frigate
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Hold Person. Sleep.

timid locust
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There's plenty! Take a look for anything that puts the Incapacitated, Stunned, or Unconscious conditions

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At level 1, your best bets might be Sleep (as Mr. Clouds suggests) or Command

smoky adder
static copper
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Thanks you! I’ve been trying to do the iron throne quest for bg3 for a couple hours without letting anyone die. The sahuagin don’t make it easy.

smoky adder
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Stinking Cloud, too.

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There are some fundamental differences in the rules there.

static copper
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Ah right. I forgot about that channel. Regardless, thanks for the help.

dawn ermine
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i have bought the master subscription for dnd beyond and i dont know how to properly make a campaing please help.

cobalt frigate
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You don't need a Master subscription to make a campaign. It's only worthwhile if you want to share digital content with the people in your campaign group.

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If you're a new DM I would highly recommend you start with a prewritten adventure rather than trying to create one from scratch.

dawn ermine
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oh ok i will thanks

onyx brook
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I know a kid who is trying to find a kid-friendly party for a campaign. Any suggestions?

true musk
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Reach out to your local library and game shops, they tend to host youth dnd groups.

brazen flower
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Hey I've literally just joend the server and quite new to dnd ... I'd like to try and create a campaign for some friends but don't know exactly how to do it ? I have a few ideas for story but don't fully understand it

cobalt frigate
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I recommend you start with a prewritten adventure. The Starter Set is great for new players and DMs.

wild onyx
smoky adder
glass summit
topaz garnet
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And if you weave that stuff together, it can feel deeper and more interconnected

brazen flower
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Yh that bits all good already I just don't understand how to make it into a campaign

cobalt frigate
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This is why you should run a prewritten adventure to know how to structure an adventure.

brazen flower
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True

smoky adder
topaz garnet
wild onyx
red solstice
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Hi, I just got here and wanted to ask how many tables usually accept people who speak English as a second language?

echo kelp
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No real idea on that - but if language is a concern, folks usually note that in the Looking For Game posting, at least on this server.

hallow vigil
echo kelp
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If you read the channel descriptions it should explain them but #looking-for-community is like other D&D Discord servers that may have a variety of different types of D&D games available, while #looking-for-players is for a Dungeon Master trying to put together a specific game/group to play D&D.

hallow vigil
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Ah. Thanks. So I'll be looking for a community first.

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Or for a DM.

halcyon cedar
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How do I roll for stats my group just rolls a d20 for stats and a d8 for the modifier?

smoky adder
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You never roll for your modifiers.

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So if you roll 3, 4, 5, and 6, you'd add together 4 + 5 + 6 = 15.

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A score of 15 means your modifier is +2.

dusty bridge
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any noob friendly games coming up?

echo kelp
sudden hollow
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What are some good online groups to join for beginners?

echo kelp
livid obsidian
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hey im looking for a campaign for me and a friend and ive looked in #find-a-game but most were already full, so i was wondering if there was a spot where i could say i was looking for a dm

echo kelp
livid obsidian
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thank you

wise sky
echo kelp
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No. Not all D&D games cost money to play in.

wise sky
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How many players are required for a D&D session

echo kelp
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Most D&D games are 3-6 players and 1 DM

wind reef
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Hi guys, just entered here to ask something. Im playling eloquence bard, and i wanna know if theres a chance to get always 20 or more in persuasion checks

wise sky
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Kk

smoky adder
echo kelp
wind reef
wind reef
wise sky
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How

echo kelp
wise sky
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Bards are op?

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A skill or something

echo kelp
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No but depending on the type of character discussion we have two channels for it.

main fulcrum
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Eloquence bards are designed to be good at persuasion. But as UN said, that doesn't necessarily mean they can talk people into anything

wind reef
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i just wanna get +20 into persuasion 😢

fleet field
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probably not doable

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even at level 20 with expertise in persuasion and 20 charisma, you'd only have +17 persuasion

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tbf tho that is a guaranteed 27 or higher

slow hawk
fleet field
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really hate when people crosspost like that

main fulcrum
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There are ways to do it, but it takes work and planning. So we can leave them to it in the other channel TashaLOL

trail knoll
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even if a +20 were possible, it's not like everything that moves will be persuaded by your charming visage. It's not mind control, just like insight isn't mind reading

dusty drum
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Hi everyone, I’m completely new to DnD (my finance is experienced and introduced me to everything), and i have no idea where to begin 😅 can anyone give advice on how to join my first ever beginner friendly campaign?

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trail knoll
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I'll add on and say, don't worry about reading all of the basic rules at once, as it can be overwhelming. just take it slow. the best way to learn is to begin playing imo

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Hey folks. I'm a new DM, looking ti introduce some coworkers to dnd. I've got things mostly ready to go for a one shot but one of my players really wants to run an echo knight and I've never built one before. I don't have the book for them yet, does anyone have a level 3 echo knight pregen they can spare?

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north elk
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Thanks!

agile path
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Hi, I'm new to DND but i have to DM a campaign of my friends, and it is our first time. i need help. i already have a story i just need some assistance dming cause i dont really know the rules

copper frigate
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I recommend when first DMing to use a published adventure.

trail knoll
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First things first: get familiar with the basic rules. Using printouts off all the relevant rules behind your DM screen is useful

copper frigate
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Read the rules, watch some videos on the rules as well.

smoky adder
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?newdm

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?dmtips

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copper frigate
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Download Intro to Stormwreck Isle, the free introduction adventures on D&D Beyond and watch the accompanying videos on how to run the encounters.

trail knoll
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I'll add on here: don't worry about homebrew or house rule stuff. Just focus on RAW (rules as written). When you're comfortable with those, then feel free to use house rules. Make sure to talk to your players first tho, as it's not the greatest thing to introduce a new rule partway through a campaign

agile path
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Btw how I'm doing my campaign is that I have main plot points but my party members are so chaotic that there is no way I can plan things out meticulously or else i will get stressed so im gonna improv the inbetweens

trail knoll
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That's how to do it! Only show them what you want them to see, and always expect them to not do what you want 🙂

agile path
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i expect them to commit crimes and have sex with the monsters they encoounter

placid ember
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Can someone help me how figure out strength, dexterity, constitution, etc. My character is a Dragonborn Barbarian.

fleet field
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Are you wondering what they are, or how you assign those stats?

smoky adder
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STR first, then CON, then DEX.

trail knoll
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In terms of what stats to allocate? STR and CON first of all, then DEX

smoky adder
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The rest in whatever order you like.

fleet field
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You want to start with at least 16 Str and 14 con, preferably 14 Dex as well

smoky adder
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(Though I’d do WIS fourth, personally.)

fleet field
trail knoll
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You doing point buy, or manually rolled? (I do manual because I'm nuts)

fleet field
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Or standard array?

trail knoll
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That's the one I forgot

placid ember
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Thanks everyone. @fleet field answered my question. @trail knoll manual role.

trail knoll
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Then good luck 🍀

true shard
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that depends on your class

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no you learn an amount of spells at certain points and have to adhere to the spell level you know for learning those

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if you go from level 1 to 2 you learn 2 spells and they have to be level 1 spells

solemn light
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A wizard starts with six level 1 spells, and gains 2 spells of any level they have slots for on level up.

Wizards can learn new spells as they adventure.

They can Prepare spells equal to your Int Mod + Wizard level, but they must be at a level you can cast (you have slots for).

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A 5th level wizard for example can cast up to 3rd level spells. They might know 8x 1st level, 4x 2nd, and 2x 3rd level spells, and can prepare any 10 ( if they have 5 level + 5 int mod) of those.

teal thistle
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Hi everyone, just a new french player trying to get in the dnd adventure !

tribal escarp
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If your using dnd beyond it will do that for you

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You just need to add spells and lurn them

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Cantrips are spells you can use permently

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What wizard lvl are you ?

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Ok two seconds

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You can prepare or lurn 6 spells I would spit that 4 lvl ones 2 lvl 2s

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3 I went for your highest

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Lvl 1 you have no choice but pick 6 lvl 1 spells

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Yup

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It’s up to dm but you get to lurn 2 new spells i belive

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It’s like this you have a cook book

You can memorise 6 cake resipes

You can cook 2 of those cakes

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Wizards have a spell book / cook book for this perpose

solemn light
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At level 1, with +3 int you can:
have six level 1 spells in your spell book. (You start with 6 spells in your book)
You can prepare 4 of those spells on a long rest. (You prepare Wizard level + int mod)
You can cast two of them before running out of spell slots. (You have two 1st level slots)

crude musk
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@bright lava As a wizard, you have three things you have to track

  • your spellbook; this is all the spells you know. You can add any number of spells to it even without levelling up (you just have to find them, such as scrolls or other spellbooks), but you get 2 new spells for 'free' each level. You can only ever add spells that are equal to or lower than your highest spellslot

  • your prepared spells; these are the spells you have on hand each day. you can prepare a number of spells from your spellbook equal to yout intelligence modifier plus your wizard level. You can change your prepared spells each long rest and these are the spells you can cast

  • your spell slots; these are the 'batteries' for your spells and also determine the highest level you can learn. A spell of level 1 or higher always requires a spell slot of the same level as the spell or higher. some spells get stronger if you use higher level spell slots

tribal escarp
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9 if you include your cantrips

solemn light
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It increases how many spells you can prepare on a long rest.

crude musk
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That's your intelligence modifier, which influences how many spells you can prepare

solemn light
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You can yep. You can cast any twice before running out of slots, including casting the same spell twice,

tribal escarp
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You can use any spell as many times as you like as long as you have slots for it

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Yup though your party might not like that

solemn light
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Also not actually a possible situation.
Cantrips are your unlimited 'you can cast these as many times as you like, they don't eat a slot' option.

tribal escarp
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As a newbie you are not allowed to use fireball until you fill out this ~ fire safty ~ essay on why and how to properly use fire ball

topaz garnet
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Yeah, you can cast Fire Bolt as many times as you want, it's free, you could cast it 400 times and nothing is wrong

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Fireball is a 3rd level spell, so you need to pay a spell slot of 3rd level or higher each time

tribal escarp
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Becuse ones a tiny tiny flame thd otheres a expotion

topaz garnet
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because it's a big explosion of big damage

tribal escarp
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There are other spells that are more dynamic then fireball such as agangagas scorcher or dragons breath or pysic Lance that are argubelly better

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If you hit a dragon with a psyic Lance your party is going to do far more damage then if you did a fire ball to said flying dragon

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Pay attention to the timer ^

crude musk
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Let's keep things on topic please; if people wanna chat optimal strategies or damage output, that's what #optimization is for

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At level 3, assuming you have a +3 intelligence modifier, you can prepare a total of 6 spells from your spell book; Level (3) + Intelligence Modifier (3) = 6 Prepared spells

tribal escarp
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You can upcast a spell but you can’t down cast a spell

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For example you can cast ice knife at lvl 2 even though it’s lvl 1 spell but can’t cast rimes binding ice at lvl 1

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It would be better to do 4 and two as limiting your self to 1 lvl 2 spell is well limiting

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Are you using dnd beyond or paper ?

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On the home page when you edit your charector there should be a slider called show level scaled spells if you click that it will show you any and all spells that can up upcast

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Also you could gain extra spells possibly with what race you pick some add spells or are able to do once’s a day spells

solemn light
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You can't 'save' known for later. Those First 6 spells must be 1st level.

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You still can't save the 6th for later.
You start with 6 1st level spells.

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when you level up, you get 2 new spells.

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They can be of any level you can cast (have spell slots for)

tribal escarp
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And can switch known spells out for the new ones

solemn light
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Not for wizard, if I recall

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Wizards can change what they prepare, but known spells do not change. You can't swap them out on level up like with other Known casters.

tribal escarp
solemn light
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There is a difference between Known spells and Prepared spells.
A wizard at level 1 Knows 6 x 1st level. They can Prepare (1+int mod) of those spells.

tribal escarp
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When you reach lvl 4 things are going to get intresting for you unless the dm dosnt allow feats

solemn light
crude musk
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At level 2, you pick Chronurgy and then pick Gift of Alacrity as one of your spells

tribal escarp
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I am that’s why I used a cake annology

crude musk
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You can either cast from a scroll instead of using a spell slot
Or you can copy the scroll to your spellbook if it's a spell you don't already know but could learn

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No?

tribal escarp
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Ok for clarification

At level 1 you start with a cook book that has 6 resipes

You can chose up to your int modifyer resipes you can bake that day

When you level up you can add two resipes to your cook book

Auternly if you find a resipe scroll or another wizards cook book you can copy the spells from there

Crafting of spell scrolls is a differnt cettle of fish

crude musk
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Why would you tear a page out of your spellbook?

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No, it just gives you two spells in your spellbook

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Not scrolls

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Scrolls are a magic item that your DM might reward you with

tribal escarp
crude musk
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No there isn't

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Cartomancer does something different, but that's beyond the scope of this channel

tribal escarp
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It’s called mageborn

crude musk
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It's not sensible to call it a scroll because it's not a scroll and scrolls have specific rules

crude musk
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You can flavour it however you want

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whatever works for you

tribal escarp
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You just need to pick a language for your spells to be in

crude musk
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There's no requirement for that in the rules

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That kind of homebrew/flavouring is beyond this channels purpose

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Remember that this is a newcomer channel for discussing the basics

tribal escarp
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Auternitivly you could have it be that the spell book you have was written by your master as you level up your master unlocks two spells of your choice

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As for copying spells there is a gp cost in ink I don’t think there’s any way around that dose the scribing quill or tatto get around the gp cost to copying spells

crude musk
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It costs 50 gold pieces and 2 hours per level of the spell

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So copying a 2nd level spell from a scroll or spellbook will cost 100gp and take 4 hours

tribal escarp
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You can copy a spell from gliph of warding right if it has a spell effect ?

crude musk
cobalt lintel
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hi folks! I'm super new. I think it's been about two hours since someone chatted in this channel. Should I try another one even tho I'm new?

solemn light
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This one is best to chat in if wanting to get tips on how to get started or ask beginner questions

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thanks!

solemn light
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The above resources can help you get started! You don't need to read all of the rules before finding a game, but having a look over character creation and combat rules before finding a game can help speed things up. And of course you can ask questions here!

Character Creation is one of the things you can have a go at before finding a game. There are step by step guides, and as a practice PC you don't need to think too hard. Just pick any class and race and see if you can make it- once you've made one PC you've basically got the idea for making any PC.

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I've been struggling to find a game to join on roll20.... my schedule has me awake at 1-4 am... is that a horrible time to play?

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sorry. your cutnpaste had a link to a channel

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I sent too soon lol

solemn light
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Roll20 can let you filter by schedule so regardless of timezones, it will show you what games are available at that time. You'll likely find a group spread across different timezones if your schedule happens to be a little unusual.

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ivory fjord
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Hello. Super new to the DND space. I've read most of the rules and I figured cleric is best suited for me. I'm not sure what to do next. Any help is appreciated 😭

smoky adder
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Welcome!

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Have you picked a race and background as well?

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Have you completed your character sheet? If not, where are you stuck?

trail knoll
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If you've done all that, it's time to find a group! #find-a-game

wild onyx
ivory fjord
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Okay thank you guys

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I just finished my character sheet

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Should it be 4 pages?

smoky adder
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It can be.

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Especially if you're a spellcaster.

ivory fjord
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Oohhh ok I see

next estuary
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How do I know the value of Ice Knifes dexterity throw? It says attack/save: DEX save.

smoky adder
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The target of the spell makes the saving throw, and their total gets compared to your spell save DC.

next estuary
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Can you give an example? Sorry, fairly new

smoky adder
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What class and level are you?

next estuary
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Ranger lv 4

smoky adder
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What's your Charisma modifier?

next estuary
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-1

smoky adder
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Sorry. WIS, not CHA. 😅

next estuary
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+1

cobalt frigate
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For example, a ranger's spell DC is 8 + Proficiency Bonus + Wis modifier.

next estuary
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Oh, so it's the SPELL DC I use... My bad.

smoky adder
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So your spell save DC is 11.

cobalt frigate
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A level 2 ranger is DC 11 (8 + 2 + 1)

next estuary
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Thanks

smoky adder
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So say you throw Ice Knife at a group of zombies.

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Each zombie has to make a DEX save to avoid the explosion.

cobalt frigate
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The enemy must roll saving throw of 11 or higher to save.

smoky adder
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Anyone who gets an 11 or higher avoids it.

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Anyone who get lower than 11 does not.

next estuary
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I get that. I just needed to see how to calculate it.

smoky adder
hollow pawn
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Hi all. I have a question. do you think that the key of the golden vault is a good adventure?

cobalt frigate
hollow pawn
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hmm nono i do not search for stories spolers. I just wanted to know from people who played it if it's good. i just finished dm a stormwrech campaign and i was searching for something different to use with my lvl 4 players

cobalt frigate
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The premise of the adventures are heists, so your players will have to be okay with planning heists...

smoky adder
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You have to break into ||Revel's End, the wintery prison seen in D&D: Honor Among Thieves||.

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So if you're at level 4 anyway, give it a try.

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Then if you like that, the book has more.

hollow pawn
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thanks for the advice

viral pelican
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I played that, shoehorned it into another adventure. It was quite good. But maybe not such a great newcomer experience.

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Ahhh I don't know how to start but I have some knowledge of dnd but only as a player but it was moded so i would appreciate if someone was to explain how things work exactly

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  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
cobalt frigate
vast cobalt
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At first level I pick two proficiency with most class, can I pick any or can I only take some ? (like if I'm a cleric can I take the skill proficiencies I want or is it limited to wisdom proficiencies ?)

smoky adder
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If there is a restriction on which skills you can choose, the feature granting the proficiency will say so.

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So Cleric says:

Skills: Choose two from History, Insight, Medicine, Persuasion, and Religion

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Some features let you pick anything you like. Some give you a specific skill instead.

vast cobalt
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Oh ok thx

arctic hatch
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Well I’m not new but it’s been years since I played and honestly I need a major refresher

smoky adder
#

Welcome back, then! If you’re looking to jump into the current edition of D&D, there’s some helpful links here to get you started:

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  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
chilly pasture
#

Hi everyone! I have been playing a campaign for a year now with my friends, and it's my first ever campaign, so there's still a lot to learn.
I always wondered if the rest of the community was nice enough to help a newcomer to play, especially one who might not have a perfect english like myself. I have been seeking for a way to help improve my english, and wonder if d&d is the way to do it while having fun at the same time?
Any opinions, please?

quartz spade
# chilly pasture Hi everyone! I have been playing a campaign for a year now with my friends, and ...

Of course! I'm a pretty new myself but the absolute best way to learn a new language is by speaking. DND, being a mostly speaking game, is great for it! DMs have to be patient with their players anyhow, whether it be teaching new people or being victim to the crazy shenanigans that their players force them to endure. Having fun while learning is the best motivator to continue to learn, so have fun!

glass summit
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@simple acorn If you've given the basic rules a read through, I'd recommend giving character creation a go next

simple acorn
glass summit
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Well in that case all thats left is to find a game and get into the action
Are you thinking of finding a game online, or one in-person?

simple acorn
glass summit
# simple acorn Online preferably

In that case you can use the #find-a-game channel on this discord, Roll20, or the various subreddits/facebook pages that exist for finding games

It can take a bit because there are a lot more players out there than available DMs, but if you cast many lines at once it can speed up the process

cunning horizon
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I’ve never played dnd but I understand the structure and I’ve played baldurs gate 3. How do I play dnd online with people?

dusty bridge
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so how do you guys play online?

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just join a VC?

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talking only?

glass summit
dusty bridge
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ooh roll 20 looks cool

glass summit
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Yeah it works well for us, but it was chosen simply because that is what the majority of us had experience with in the past. I've heard excellent things about Foundry

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If you want a lighter experience, Owlbear Rodeo is a great choice too
It is essentially just a browser-based sharable whiteboard with tokens

dusty bridge
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roll 20 is official wizard partner?

slow hawk
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No

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Athough they do have a license to sell content IIRC

dusty bridge
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wahts the artificer like?

cunning horizon
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How do I play dnd online and does anyone know where to play in Washington state if wanted to play in person

glass summit
# dusty bridge wahts the artificer like?

Its great fun, it can however be a bit challenging because they have two lists of learnable resources to manage after every long rest: their Infusions, and their Spellcasting. Half their subclasses also have additional statblocks to control in combat, which can be a lot

All that being said however, having adaptable Infusions and Spellcasting makes Artificers the best class imo for preparation, and rewarding good thinking ahead

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And the flavor of a character that creates prototype magical equipment is just awesome

slow hawk
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Most the subclasses have features use the full action economy so that is a other consideration. You have lots of stuff to do but you need to be aware of those options to reap the full benefits.
Not that it cant be done but it isnt a class i wouldnt recommend to a new playee

slow sentinel
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Do the groups here use Avrea or is that on a per-group basis

glass summit
proven grove
prisma eagle
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help

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i wanna play dnd but i don't have any friends

cobalt frigate
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Have you read the free Basic Rules yet?

lyric fjord
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I need to learn more about cantrips

lyric fjord
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What is D&D?
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  • For bite-sized video explanations, check out Critical Role's Handbooker Helper series.
Where do I start?
prisma eagle
cobalt frigate
# prisma eagle nope

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

prisma eagle
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i just made my character

prisma eagle
cobalt frigate
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D&D is a game of rules.

lyric fjord
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Offer still stands

prisma eagle
lyric fjord
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OKAY

prisma eagle
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how do i join tho

slow hawk
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The place to start is by reading the botpost materials

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This channel is not for setting up games

cobalt frigate
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Please take this to private messages, guys.

lyric fjord
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You'd have to friend me first

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I still need to learn about cantrips tho

prisma eagle
lyric fjord
cobalt frigate
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Did you read the Basic Rules?

lyric fjord
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I am

slow hawk
lyric fjord
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It's a lot of stuff to learn abt

slow hawk
# lyric fjord I am

The basic rules will explain what a cantrip is and how it works in the context of spellcasting

slow hawk
lyric fjord
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Ik what it is but I don't know how it works

cobalt frigate
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What don't you understand about them?

lyric fjord
slow hawk
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You keep posting that when the learning materials have been given to you

lyric fjord
slow hawk
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The goal of the materials is to teach you

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Nobody knows anything until they learn

cobalt frigate
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They're level-0 spells that don't cost a spell slot to cast. Your character knows a limited number of them. Only certain spellcasting classes get cantrips.

lyric fjord
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Ik

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Level 1 is 3 cantrips for a cleric

cobalt frigate
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Okay, so what don't you understand about cantrips?

lyric fjord
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The details

prisma eagle
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wut is attunement?

lyric fjord
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Like school, components, effect

thorny osprey
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You cast a spell as an action on your turn. If it's a cantrip, you don't spend a spell slot

prisma eagle
lyric fjord
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Ik

lyric fjord
thorny osprey
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Google exists, y'all.

lyric fjord
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We know

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Id rather have a mentor than put pieces together for hours on end

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Also what if it says 1 minute instead of 1 action

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Hello?

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Womp womp

fresh fable
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A turn takes 6 seconds, if a spell or ability says lasts or takes 1 min that’s 10 of your turns

prime lichen
celest cedar
lyric fjord
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How long is a minute in the game

vapid umbra
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It depends. In combat that’s 10 rounds, out of combat it’s one minute (of in game time)

crude musk
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If it's standard initiative it's 10 rounds, not 12 (6 seconds per round)
Out of initiative it's purely descriptive

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A minute or a day or a year can pass as quickly as the DM says "Time passes" or it can be real time if you're roleplaying a scene

lyric fjord
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Ok

fleet field
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The school describes what type of magic is

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components are whether it needs hand gestures (Somatic/S), incantations/speaking (Verbal/V), or physical materials (Material/M), or a combination of them

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Effect is general description of what it does

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these are all things that all spells have

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The spell itself will describe all of those things

cloud breach
# prisma eagle wut is attunement?

some magic items require attunement to get the effect, attuning means you spend a rest "connecting" with that magic item, you can only have 3(i think) attuned items at a time

vapid umbra
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Also some classes can attune to weapons for some benefits when using them

prisma eagle
crude musk
subtle mauve
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I am starting a campaign that is going to include 2 first-time players. Does anyone have any advice on how I can help them ease into the game?

echo kelp
subtle mauve
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thanks

thorny osprey
smoky adder
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Pretty sure he means that no other class gets additional benefits beyond those provided by the magic item itself.

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And the direct benefits of most magic items happen irrespective of your class. They’ll even work for creatures that don’t have a class.

tough orbit
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Can i go storm herald barbarian tempest cleric? Sea aura on the barbarian and just spam electrics all around?

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Am i missing something important im not sure this feels fun and fine

crude musk
tough orbit
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Oh okay thanks

vagrant sparrow
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Heloooo,

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I'm quite new to this game and don't know anything about it ( well I know how it works but.. don't know how it works ) so uh..

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How do I play? :•|

smoky adder
#

Welcome! There's some helpful links here that cover the basics:

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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?
smoky adder
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But if you've got any specific questions, fire away!

vagrant sparrow
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Oooh, Thanks m8

winged tundra
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My eyes!!! I’ve been blinded. How am I to learn 😭

fallen surge
winged tundra
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My name icon disappeared :/

crude musk
winged tundra
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Thank you all, I was beginning to read them 😎

fallen surge
winged tundra
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Thank you

desert wasp
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hello ^^

fallen surge
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Welcome

woven isle
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hello

woven isle
desert wasp
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yes i am
i've been wanting to try it out for a while

woven isle
#

sweet!

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Where do I start?
woven isle
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tbh if u have no clue abt rules and how how dnd works in general

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ill say try not to look into details too much

valid portal
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You should absolutely look into the details of the important info shared above.

woven isle
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just find urself a table and let urself understand it naturally

valid portal
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That’s how you learn.

woven isle
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having basic knowledge is necessary

echo kelp
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I'd recommend reading the free basic rules - don't feel like you have to memorize it but get a feel for how to create a character sheet and the core rules of ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws.

woven isle
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best if u have an offline grp

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its easier to learn for new players offline

valid portal
#

I’d also advise against dissuading people from reading the free and readily-provided material.

woven isle
valid portal
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I meant more in a general sense.

crude musk
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@woven isle I know it's well intentioned, but your advice is maybe not as constructive as you think and potentially a bit gatekeepery

  • There's nothing wrong with reading the rules beforehand and many groups, even those that welcoming newcomers, will expect at least an attempt to understand the game before starting rather than placing the burden of teaching entirely on the other players
  • There's no inherent benefit to learning the game between online and offline groups, each has their own advantages and disadvantages. Disuading against online groups will result in newcomers having their options narrow
valid portal
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I absolutely recommend reading the basic rules instead of just learning at the table without having read them. They’re not mutually-exclusive things.

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Both are good and healthy options.

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But newcomers for sure should at least read the basic rules before jumping into a table.

crude musk
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Let's keep things within the scope of constructive advice for newcomers and not get too in the weeds with side topics

woven isle
desert wasp
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sorry to ask this
how do I join a game on the discord
joining a game irl would be hard due to some persona stuff i won't get into(sorry again)

fallen surge
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This server does not run any games on it. We have several channels where people who want to host or run games can make posts so they can find each other and coordinate a time and whatnot, but the actual play will take place elsewhere

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fallen surge
halcyon siren
#

Is there any benefit to wetting enemies in 5e? I can’t find anything in PHB. I want go all in on a water theme, play a water genasi tempest cleric with some sailor background and water spells. But I don’t see anything about lightning and water interactions. Anything interesting there? Or is wetness just flavor?

cobalt frigate
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D&D isn't a physics simulator so lightning hitting a wet enemy doesn't cause more damage. Spells do only what their spell descriptions say it does.

crude musk
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That's not really a newcomer/basics question, more a #dnd-discussion topic
There's nothing in the rules that goes that granular on making enemies wet

flat sun
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What traits do fairies get?

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Can they fly?

crude musk
#

Can you not simply read their traits?

flat sun
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I don't see it in dnd beyond

crude musk
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They said fairy (the race), not fey

flat sun
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They said they have flight speed but I don't get what it means how exactly do thye fly?>

crude musk
flat sun
crude musk
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Then you either need to copy the rules from the book you own into D&D Beyond, or have it shared with you

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?books

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flat sun
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Can't someone just tell me how can they fly?

crude musk
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What do you mean "how can they fly?"

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They can fly because their traits say they can fly? Or do you mean narratively, in which case because they're fairies and fairies have wings

flat sun
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Because I saw fairies can fly but I didn't undertsand how

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Like do they need to use a skill

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and how high can they fly

crude musk
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The rules for how their flight works is detailed in their flight trait

flat sun
#

But I don't see that

crude musk
#

Because you don't have access to the race option, correct?

unkempt scaffold
crude musk
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To use game options outside the free basic rules, you need to either purchase them or have them shared with you

flat sun
#

I tried on dnd beyond but it says I need to pay

unkempt scaffold
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I mean, you gotta pay for paid content. Not much we can do about that.

crude musk
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Content outside the basic rules costs money

flat sun
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do I seriously need to pay to know how dnd works?

timid locust
#

As a quick reminder, this is the official Wizards of the Coast: Dungeons and Dragons discord. If you walk into a cookbook store, the folks inside probably won't be able to tell you the recipes without you buying a book

crude musk
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The basic rules are free

flat sun
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But it doesn't say anything about fairies in basic rules

unkempt scaffold
crude musk
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You do need to pay to get content outside the basic rules, but that is not content required to play D&D

crude musk
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There are several race options freely available in the basic rules

cobalt frigate
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Think of the free Basic Rules as a game demo. If you want the full game you need to buy the books to "unlock" more races and classes.

flat sun
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Well fine

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Ill just tell my player not to be a fairy

unkempt scaffold
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Are you the DM?

flat sun
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Yes

cobalt frigate
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Does your player have access to the book Monsters of the Multiverse where the fairy race is?

flat sun
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Nah theyre new to dnd

unkempt scaffold
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Then I would advise only allowing players to play from the books you have, which in this case is the basic rules.

flat sun
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Everyone are noobs in my party

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Even me....

unkempt scaffold
#

There's still a lot of choice with the basic rules.

flat sun
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Fine it's a one shot anyways

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I mean not really it's a "one shot" that were on session 3 rn...

cobalt frigate
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But the player already chose fairy as their character?

flat sun
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No theyre joining in late

cobalt frigate
#

Ah.

thorny osprey
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The fairy race is I think $1.99 on the DnD beyond website.

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If you're using DnD beyond.

daring anvil
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any channel that i can find prewritten adventures on?

torn perch
#

some of us play C-RPGs and I'm a game designer. But first time with D&D for all 🍻

#

for those that have a Starter Set, are you guys just following the books that come with it?

smoky adder
daring anvil
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im new and hoping for some prewriten stories before i create my own

smoky adder
#

There's a couple freebies in here:

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?tag ddb claim

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smoky adder
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Giants, Intro to Stormwreck, Lightning Keep, and Prionser 3.

vast cobalt
#

When I use the help action I need to be close to the ennemy I want my ally to hit or only close to my ally ?

#

Also do I get disadvantages on some saving throws or distance attack rolls if an ennemy is near me (but I'm not attacking him) ?

slow hawk
#

The help action specifically affects targets within 5, feet. Refer to the Combat section of the basic rules which descriptions the actions you can take

timid locust
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(So yes, you need to be basically right next to an enemy to help an ally)

timid locust
vast cobalt
#

Ok but it doesn't matter if I just cast spells with spell saves DCs right ?

timid locust
#

Correct

harsh fjord
daring anvil
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ok thx

ancient marsh
#

So as many others, I’m coming from BG3. I noticed that the cleric’s deity list didn’t have Ao in it. Is this also true for normal dnd? Does he not have a clergy?

cobalt frigate
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Ao doesn't accept worshippers. Ao is the overgod of Realmspace (the star system where Toril, and thus the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, is located).

kind compass
fallen surge
# ancient marsh So as many others, I’m coming from BG3. I noticed that the cleric’s deity list d...

Bg3 takes place in one specific setting called "Forgotten Realms" and it has a list of gods that exist within the lore of that setting. In "normal" D&D, you might be playing in that same setting, or a different one. It could be another pre-established setting that the rule books have information on, like Eberron or Wildemount, or it could be one your DM made up. Even if you do play in one of those established settings, your DM might make alterations to the lore. What gods exist within the world of your game and what ones your cleric might be allowed to worship is very much something that the DM determines. The DM might even allow you to make up your own god. It is not something that you pick from a list the way you do in BG3.

#

If you are curious specifically about the published official lore for any given setting, the #dnd-lore is the best place to ask about that.

kind compass
#

Dnd has a bunch of different "official settings",most dms will even make their own,so theirs no way of responding to lore specific questions,ask your DM,talk to them about it,and learn what their wolrd is like

weary warren
#

I want to quickly thank the people here, today i hosted my first ever game as a dm and it turned out great. Thanks for the helpful advice and tips. I owe y’all.

jaunty herald
#

pretty new to DnD, dont think ive ever had an actual game start or anything, any advice for anything really

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jaunty herald
#

neato

slow hawk
jaunty herald
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i'll check that out

vast cobalt
#

I have a question about the wizard learning of spells

timid locust
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Sure! We're happy to help.

vast cobalt
#

Like if I'm a wizard 4 sorcerer 5, I'm a spellcasrer lvl 9 right ?

#

So I have spell slots of level 5

kind compass
vast cobalt
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Does it mean I can technically learn spells of level 5 with my wizard even tho my wizard is only level 4 ?

kind compass
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If you multiclass with a full caster

timid locust
kind compass
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You casting progression is not slowed

timid locust
vast cobalt
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Uh

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Just got two different answers or do I not understand something ?

timid locust
#

This is because according to multiclass rules...

You determine what spells you know and can prepare for each class individually, as if you were a single-classed member of that class. If you are a ranger 4/wizard 3, for example, you know three 1st-level ranger spells based on your levels in the ranger class.

kind compass
#

But ranger is a half caster

#

IF you're wizard and multiclass with cleric,your spell slot progression dosent slow down

timid locust
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Correct, but that's for spell slots. Plouf is asking about actual spells learned.

#

You'd have 5th level spell slots, but no 5th level spells.

vast cobalt
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Mmm ok

#

I guess that would be op

kind compass
vast cobalt
kind compass
vast cobalt
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Mine allows it

kind compass
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Cuz if you do,you just take a 2 level dip in warlock

timid locust
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When you find a wizard spell of 1st level or higher, you can add it to your spellbook if it is of a spell level you can prepare and if you can spare the time to decipher and copy it.

Unfortunately, you couldn't do that either

kind compass
timid locust
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As a level 4 wizard, you can't prepare a 5th level spell.

kind compass
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As a level 4 wizard and level 5 sorcerer thought,if you multiclass

timid locust
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You cannot, because you don't know any 5th level spells to prepare

cobalt frigate
#

You treat knowing the spells based as if you were single class.

timid locust
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Once again, you have 5th level spell slots, but no 5th level spells

kind compass
cobalt frigate
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The multclass spellcasting table is only for spell slots.

kind compass
#

@vast cobalt I was wrong apparently,sorry for the missinfo

crude musk
#

Multiclassing also isn't a topic for this channel as it goes a little bit beyond the basics

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For questions on how the multiclassing spellcasting rules work, may I recommend #dnd-rules

vast cobalt
kind compass
# vast cobalt No problem mate !

I personally never saw multiclassing in action (since im the forever DM and don't allow it at my tables)so im pretty unfamiliar with those kind of rules.
Just know that little song:
If you want to multiclass but don't know what to do?2 Levels in warlock and agaonizing blast!

vast cobalt
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That's too easy 😔

kind compass
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Of course you can do a classic like sorceadin or palalock

slow hawk
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Well beyond the scope of the channel

jaunty herald
#

well, ended up reading 90% of what optionzero showed me

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just havent created a character yet

#

was thinking of making a monk because why not, are there any rules to being a monk really

#

besides class stuff, can they just basically have whatever backstory or whatnot

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or is there somethin they GOTTA have

slow hawk
#

The class description for Monk describes its general flavor and mechanics

Your specific Monk’s story is foe you to create, with a DM’s help

jaunty herald
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well yeah, but my question is do the stories need anything in particular or (if it were very barebones) they can just mess with ki and such

true musk
#

While not required, a good backstory tends to have these things:

  • Reason(s) to be an active participant in the campaign.
  • Reason(s) to want and need to be part of a team.
  • Connections to showcase they are are a part of the campaign’s setting.
  • A story that that is compatible with the theme and tone of the campaign
slow hawk
#

Each DM will have their own setting; whether they use an official setting directly, a modified version, or something totally custom is table dependent

When creating a backstory for a campaign it is best to consult with a DM

HOWEVER

You can and should make practice characters to get a feel for the process

Sticking to official mechanical options will be safe

A backstory can usually be adapted in some form, avoid specific items, locations or names

#

For exampe, if you wrote your monk is from the Rainbow Lotus Monastary in North River of South Bend in the shadow of Doohickey Mountains, you run into a problem if that place isnt in your DM’s world

But if your monk is from some temple out there, you can fit anywhere

jaunty herald
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well what im asking is do i need to provide a reason for being able to use ki and such, i can do tweaking for the main backstory

slow hawk
#

Is it necessary? No

jaunty herald
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but its nice to havd

slow hawk
#

You can be as detailed or not detailed

grizzled sky
#

Hello

cobalt frigate
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Ki is just the gameplay mechanic. How you explain what it is, that's flavour.

jaunty herald
#

i see

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true musk
# grizzled sky Hello

Welcome to the hobby dndCheers
The bot post above has everything you need to learn the basics

jaunty herald
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well i'll see if i can find a simple campaign or somethin later, probably gonna need a character for that

kind compass
grizzled sky
#

I played a few games of dnd but I'm still pretty new

true musk
#

Taking your time reading the basic rules.
If you are more of a visual learner, check out the handbooker helper series.

Go through it at your own pace and if you have any questions, feel free to ask. dndCheers

vast cobalt
slow hawk
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Magical secrets is a specific feature with specific rules

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you do what the feature says

lone stirrup
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Hi

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Looking for a patient DM that will deal with my stupidity

true musk
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Welcome to the hobby dndCheers

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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?
lone stirrup
lone stirrup
true musk
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Taking your time reading the basic rules.
If you are more of a visual learner, check out the handbooker helper series.

Go through it at your own pace and if you have any questions, feel free to ask.

lone stirrup
cobalt frigate
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There are no voice channels on this server.

lone stirrup
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Anyways, I’m gonna go look at the D&D rules

true musk
lone stirrup
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Ok

cobalt frigate
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Sorry typo.

gray seal
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Hi all! I am new to this community but, I have played D&D related games like Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, and others. I am wondering if anyone can tell me how to connect with others?

jaunty herald
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Ready to play Dungeons & Dragons?

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  • Basic advice to help you in your hunt.
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gray seal
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I haven't played D&D (the pen & paper version) so wouldn't I kind of hold everyone back?

true musk
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@jaunty herald the post above can walk you through the game to the tabletop

gray seal
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Thanks to Zero405 and Big Rockpunch

jaunty herald
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still trying to think of a simple little character backstory or somethin rn

ancient marsh
fallen surge
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Sure. But more to the point, you asked if they were an option in “normal D&D” and I was trying to explain that picking your cleric’s god from a list is not a normal part of the game at all. BG3 added that

ancient marsh
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Seeing as he is the supreme deity.

fallen surge
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There is no “list” even if you are playing in Forgotten Realms. You pick a domain focus on, which is your subclass. If you want to then focus on one specific god within that domain, then that’s fine, but it’s just flavor. There’s no game mechanics tied to what god you worship. If you want your character to worship Ao, then thats something you discuss with your DM.

cobalt frigate
fallen surge
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This is very much getting into #dnd-lore territory though.

kind compass
woven hamlet
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How do I find ppl to play w

cobalt frigate
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# woven hamlet How do I find ppl to play w

If youre looking for online games, you can also check out Roll20, Facebook pages, and Subreddits for other methods. The more lines you cast the faster you will hopefully find a great table to join

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# woven hamlet How do I find ppl to play w

For in person games you can:

  • Visit tabletop game shops
  • Visit local conventions
  • Visit your local libraries
  • Visit your school
    As these tend to host opportunities to play in person.

Online options in this server:

  • You can follow the instructions in #find-a-game to learn how to make a post in #750812887697588356 .
  • Reach out to people in #looking-for-players
  • These posts are by DMs looking for players.
  • Extra tip: Elaborate what you bring to the table, details that help a DM determine their compatibility with a player can make a difference.
  • Check out #looking-for-community as responses to postings will point you to communities that host dnd games.
  • Learn about D&D's official community campaign called Adventures League in #adventurers-league
  • Then check out #1050206572535623690as you can find al events you can participate in.

Other options

You can also search on the Looking for Group forums page of warhorn, roll20, dndbeyond, the website called startplaying, and dnd focused discord servers.

upper tiger
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ok so im completely new to the real DnD but have been searching for a DM and a group for around 10 years now. i found one but dm canceled indefinitely 4 days before session 0 and all i want is to play

normal stag
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I'm also somewhat new (in that I have been playing in a campaign but its been really on and off for 2 years)

viscid cloud
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Im kind of new I’ve played a few campaigns at my school but the campaign I was in died off by the end of the school year

dull moat
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Im new aswell and just looking to play

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normal stag
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Questionable idea, but what if us new people just start a group?

fleet field
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You could absolutely try, but it falls apart a lot in my experience, especially if you aren't willing to put in the effort to learn it all on your own

normal stag
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yeah.. I figured it would be difficult to manage

jaunty herald
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all new people could be fine for players probably, but you'd probably want a bit more experienced DM for that

normal stag
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yeah for sure

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I was thinking of learning how to DM but I'd imagine it would also be hard to find people who'd be interested in playing a campaign with a fresh off the presses DM lol

jaunty herald
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i'd say to try a few games as a player first, then try dming if you think you'd like it

main fulcrum
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or just go for it. I know people who started by DMing, so it is doable if more work

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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?
jaunty herald
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dming is mostly describing a situation and telling a story, so playing through one wont exactly be the same

normal stag
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yeah, I've played an on again, off again campaign for 2 years so I have limited experience but its still better than nothing

smoky adder
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If that is something you want to try, I’d suggest starting with just a single session.

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Something short and low commitment.

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And if everyone knows you’re all learning together, it can be a lot of fun.

jaunty herald
true musk
normal stag
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Right yeah that sounds like a good idea. I've had a lot of fun in the group I played in since a lot of us were playing for the first time and it was a real learning experience

smoky adder
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Yeah, one shots are great way to experiment with the game. You get to try different roles and playstyles and work with different people.

true musk
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There are quite a few pre-written adventures that are quite new DM friendly.

normal stag
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Are there any you might recommend?

smoky adder
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And since it’s all over at the end, mistakes don’t cause any lasting issues.

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smoky adder
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Intro to Stormwreck Isle or Lightning Keep are probably the most newcomer-friendly ones there.

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Giant of the Star Forge and Prisoner 13 are both for higher levels.

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(And the rest of those aren’t even adventures.)

normal stag
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ah, yeah I've heard stuff gets crazy at higher levels so I definitely don't think I'll be going there, but the lower level ones are definitely of interest

dull moat
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Im great with imagination maybe i could try DMing idk

normal stag
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I think I might try my hand at Intro to Stormwreck Isle, is there any recommendation on how best to prepare? I feel like the book will probably cover all that I need, but it probably never hurts to be overprepared

jaunty herald
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and work on how you tell it

scarlet star
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What’s a good way to get started never played before but wanna learn

normal stag
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I guess the first thing I'd do is probably find a group

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?
jaunty herald
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but didnt know the command for it

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so uh thanks for bringin that up

jaunty herald
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overall doing the introductory demo is a very basic and short run through how it works, basic rules and such

scarlet star
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Ok I’ll go do that rn thanks

jaunty herald
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enjor

smoky adder
normal stag
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Somehow I feel like this coming week is gonna be full of DM tutorials on youtube lol. My recommended feed is gonna be in shambles

dusky phoenix
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🗣️

acoustic tree
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what does it mean by faiths when creating a character?

jaunty herald
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oh creating a character

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faiths is basically whatever god you worship

acoustic tree
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ok thank you

jaunty herald
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if you dont worship any, just put none

acoustic tree
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thanks

gleaming gulch
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Hey... I'm just kinda new to this since I got to join the Dnd club at my school and I know I could learn it online or on some websites... But I want to ask some of the people who have more knowledge of this community about what should and should not do as a beginner and what limitations should not I surpass or something... Just asking

jaunty herald
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1: dont minmax a build that does 300 damage by level 2
2: dont be mr farts the fart wizard

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thats it 👍

gleaming gulch
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What does the 2 mean?

spice cobalt
jaunty herald
forest nest
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theres really no simple way to get around the learning online part

jaunty herald
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also murderhobos arent that fondly looked at

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so uh, dont kill everything you see

forest nest
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you want to have a basic understanding of how stuff works, adn a good idea of what you think you would enjoy playing

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then asking more specific questions can be helpful

spice cobalt
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general character building advice is:

  • don't spend your whole time making them an unstoppable maniac (this is a team game after all)
  • make sure your character matches the campaign (don't play Guykiller the Broken in a political game, for example)
  • remember that 95% of the time you are the 'good guy' - you can be morally grey but shouldnt be 'kills everything for laughs'
  • if you're new, don't even touch optimization. play what looks fun, save being powerful for when you have more experience
  • playing a spellcaster is a lot of fun, but is significantly more complex - don't start with them if you struggle with a lot of decisions
  • as always, be confident in knowing the rules
azure shore
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hey guys just joined, anyone free i have a question about a chara cter im building (noob)

jaunty herald
spice cobalt
dim kelp
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Helloo

smoky adder
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Welcome!

dim kelp
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Thank youu

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I was wondering how to get started 😭 I'm completely new to any of this but I'm a big fan of dungeon esk games and a friend told me to try dnd put

smoky adder
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There’s some good links here to get you going:

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?
shut bison
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I liked the part where d&d went,

"Im gonna dragon!" And dungeoned all over the place

jaunty herald
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the part where the dungeon had a dragon was sick