dnd-newcomers

[bitter gazelle]

It is like drugs

[meager bear]

Worse

[hearty blaze]

Getting off topic folks
Anyway, Echo, read or watch some beginner videos

[wheat crystal]

I wouldn’t use Christian Hierarchy as a reference point for how Aasimar and the upper planes operate or appear like. Across many D&D settings celestials have had many different inspirations, Abrahamic religion is just one of them

[meager bear]

I watched one

[fleet dirge]

Can confirm as someone who does play

[meager bear]

It didn't help much

[hearty blaze]

Watch another one, or read or both

[meager bear]

I'm watching videos and talking with y'all

[lavish kayak]

christianity is not close to aasimars or celestial beings in dnd at all

[meager bear]

And playing let's go pikachu (I can multitask okay)

[bitter gazelle]

Lets put lol somewhere else far away

[topaz garnet]

Look
The Race/Species is like, Elf, or Dwarf, or Human, or Orc, or Goliath, or Tiefling.

[meager bear]

In askaban

[bitter gazelle]

I want to rewatch xyz now

[fleet dirge]

Bottom of the ocean in a metal coffin

[bitter gazelle]

And harry potter (before the cursed child and dumbledore secret ofc)

[bitter gazelle]

With concrete straps to it

[meager bear]

Chamber of secrets in askaban in Gotham inside the sun's core?

[lavish kayak]

lets just get back on topic

[bitter gazelle]

Me first! Is moonlord considered level 4 boss?

[topaz garnet]

And I will reiterate because it seemed to get lost within the other discussion

[wheat crystal]

Moonlord?

[meager bear]

Now ummm what do I put for the goated rest of the stuff

[bitter gazelle]

Kinda want to put him in my session

[meager bear]

Can I join (when I'm done)

[lavish kayak]

moonlord?

and boss?

[bitter gazelle]

Yes

[wheat crystal]

That’s not an official creature, so you’ll have to homebrew it

[bitter gazelle]

Terraria moonlord

[lavish kayak]

dont advertise for games here

[topaz garnet]

A: What is moonlord
B: Are you DMing?
B2: If you are DMing, and are new, I recommend you try sticking to the base game rules and content for a bit to get your bearings and figure out how the game runs.

[meager bear]

I'm not?

[lavish kayak]

do that in the designated channels or in DMs

[bitter gazelle]

I mean, i not done anything so far on my homebrew, maybe mine will done when gta 6 releashed

Wish we still contacting til then

[lavish kayak]

yes you are, asking to join a game is considered advertising for a game

[bitter gazelle]

The terraria final boss

[meager bear]

😭 🙏 how????

[wheat crystal]

Yup, as per the server rules soliciting and organizing games outside the lfg channels isn’t allowed

[lavish kayak]

then how should we know what CR it is

[meager bear]

Dam

[bitter gazelle]

Me and echo cooked chat

[bitter gazelle]

CR?

[topaz garnet]

Oh, absolutely not level 4. Level 4 is the peak of "local town heroes fended off a pack of wolves and now a bandit group"

[lavish kayak]

Challenge Rating

i know nothing abt terraria but a final boss is stronger than level 4

[meager bear]

Cristiano Ronaldo

[topaz garnet]

The how is due to advertising a game or the search for a game.

[bitter gazelle]

Space warping, teleporting, illusion, mind shattering attack and laser beam

[meager bear]

I'm board and finding out how to work this sheet

[bitter gazelle]

Outerspace god also

[wheat crystal]

Challenge Rating, the number that roughly measures a creature that’s a fair fight for 4 level X players

[bitter gazelle]

Kinda vecna tbh

Tier 4 i mean

[meager bear]

From stranger things?

[wheat crystal]

So a CR4 is roughly a fair fight for 4 level 4 players, as an example

[bitter gazelle]

Idek

[lavish kayak]

tier 4 is very high level

[bitter gazelle]

No, dnd vecna

[wheat crystal]

Vecna is originally from D&D

[lavish kayak]

dont play in tier 4 the first time

[wheat crystal]

The show just used the name for their own purposes

[lavish kayak]

please

[meager bear]

closest DND thing I have beside my sheet is a MTG card

[bitter gazelle]

I mean, im just curious how much is a tier 4 is

[wheat crystal]

Tier 4 is roughly levels 16-20

[topaz garnet]

everything in D&D is going to involve some element of reading at one point or another: You will have to read the basic rules with intention to comprehend them, and eventually you will have to reread parts to refresh memory or otherwise find a specific rule.
First, a more comprehensive understanding of the basic rules is paramount to understand anything else that quickly arises when discussing D&D.

[meager bear]

I know?

I'm watching videos instead

😁

[bitter gazelle]

I sometime forgor that there is useful cantrip instead of wasting my high level spells and stuff to solve puzzle

READ PEOPLE READ!

[lavish kayak]

desk slam

[meager bear]

I know what ummmm to put under name 😁

[bitter gazelle]

i wish i could put that boondock exocirsm meme in here

[wheat crystal]

So a lot of features, a lot of expected items (including magic items). Challenging a Tier 4 party is tough, both in terms of raw stats and in encounter design

[lavish kayak]

and in people understanding what is happening with all that stuff

[bitter gazelle]

Is tier 4 are acient dragons in skyrim level?

Then it is very hard

[meager bear]

What's saving throws (stop yelling at me to read IM TRYING MY BRAIN DOESNT LIKE READING I LEARNT THAT A WHILE AGO I CANT FOCUS ON READING)

[lavish kayak]

ancient dragons in dnd level

[wheat crystal]

Those may be expected opponents, yeah

[lavish kayak]

YOU HAVE TO AT SOME POINT

[bitter gazelle]

Damn.

[meager bear]

I legit can only read a page per day

[lavish kayak]

but saving throws are rolling to avoid something

like a fireball

[meager bear]

Ohhh what do I put?

[bitter gazelle]

Then put it on a ai voice

Let the clankers read for ya

[meager bear]

Ai is shit

It ruins art

[hearty blaze]

It’s a reactive measure to minimise damage. Like dodging a fireball, resisting a mental attack or resisting the effects of poison

[lavish kayak]

they meant a robot voice

[meager bear]

A CLANKER

[hearty blaze]

A saving throw, that is

[meager bear]

What do I put?

[bitter gazelle]

Yes but a robot voice slowly explains things for u is better than reading (for you i guess)

[topaz garnet]

The level progression is roughly divided into 4 tiers.
Levels 1 to 4 are "Local Heroes", like the talk of a town.
Levels 5 to 10 are "Heroes of the Realm", like beginning to look at big cults, or dragon attacks, or local national political resolution.
Levels 11 to 16 are "Masters of the Realm", and quickly gets into things like world-ending cults, large scale geopolitics.
Levels 17+ typically is when you are fighting the biggest of the bad, like ancient dragons, or whatever the DM cooks up with stuff like 'fragments of a demigod's mad psyche bleeding through reality' or whatever. Think "just below demigod", almost

The game caps at 20, where level 1 is adventurer's first goblin posing a possibility of death, and post-level-20 campaign resolution is stuff like "The cleric ascends to become an agent of their god" and "the fighter commands an army" and so on.

[meager bear]

How do I do that 😁

[meager bear]

Stop frying my brain

[hearty blaze]

Your stat modifiers, and if you’re proficient in the save add 2 to that (assuming you’re level 1)

[bitter gazelle]

Google translate or a millions other website, let me try to find one

[topaz garnet]

it's basically four quarters of 20.

[meager bear]

So I put int then?

[hearty blaze]

You add the proficiency to int and wisdom

[bitter gazelle]

I mean, put the text in modern ai like gpt or gemini and hold the message, then click read or voice

Hopes this help🙏

[meager bear]

My chat gbt would say man this is to much I'm out

[topaz garnet]

Echo
Slow down

What specifically are you looking at right now on the sheet

[meager bear]

Saving throws

[hearty blaze]

Saving throw modifiers I believe

[meager bear]

I just wanted to post the monkey thinking meme...

[wheat crystal]

I can elaborate further in #dm-discussion , Tier 4 is where players have consistent, powerful options. A lot of newer DMs put a blanket solution of just throwing higher CR monsters, buffing stats, or just putting absurd fights in (e.g. 5 ancient dragons at the same time). Arms racing leads to the TTRPG equivalent of artificial difficulty. It tends to make combat a boring “whack until dead.”

A more engaging and naturally challenging encounter will find ways to force players to make decisions, where playing dice-based whack a mole isn’t always the best solution

[bitter gazelle]

Picture posting the server this big is

Pure chaotic evil

[meager bear]

It was a gif

[bitter gazelle]

Even gifs

[meager bear]

Dang okay

[bitter gazelle]

If it shows picture, only a singular frame

[topaz garnet]

A saving throw is typically when an enemy, trap, or otherwise just the environment being dangerous, is being dangerous.

The easiest example is Fireball. If a character wants to avoid getting completely roasted by a blast of fire, it often calls for a Dexterity Saving Throw. More dexterous and agile characters will do better, clumsier characters will do worse.

Another example is Poison. When a Green dragon lets out their poison breath weapon, that would call for a Constitution saving throw. Sturdier characters stand a better chance to avoid getting completely wrecked by the poison, more fickle characters will easily suffer the worst of the damage.

[bitter gazelle]

Saving throw is basically "hey dogde this if you can! "

[topaz garnet]

These are just examples and are not exhaustive

[meager bear]

So what do I put? For buffs and what do I put down on it?

[topaz garnet]

For Dex ones, yes. another example is dodging the ray of a Disintegrate spell, where in that case specifically, you either get hit and take a bunch of damage, or you save and do not suffer.

[topaz garnet]

The rules would elaborate fully on the structure of each statistic and what their ramifications are.

[meager bear]

The what spell......💀 🙏

[bitter gazelle]

Disintergrate

[meager bear]

Please tell me I read that right

[topaz garnet]

Yes, Disintegrate. There are also spells that do things like call in four meteors, or are literally just making a wish.

[meager bear]

As in complete erasure

[meager bear]

Ah yes Madara and jurachi

[topaz garnet]

Less complete, more, making them not integral anymore, reducing them to a gray ash.

[bitter gazelle]

echo if you have to read and understand the intire of wish spells

You will black out pretty sure

Idk how to write intire sorry

[meager bear]

Entire?

[bitter gazelle]

Yup

I dont think discord allow me to paste that thing here

[hearty blaze]

Let’s focus on the basics and not wish

[meager bear]

Is DND basically final destination?

[bitter gazelle]

2500 words!

[hearty blaze]

No

[bitter gazelle]

Im 990 words short

[meager bear]

Phew

[hearty blaze]

DnD is collectively sitting at a table while hallucinating a story, pretending to be fictional people and rolling dice

[topaz garnet]

Saving throws are derived from Ability Modifiers (which are derived from Ability Scores), and 2/6 of the save types are boosted with your Proficiency Bonus (derived from Character Level), and which specific 2 they are is derived from your Class, of which a bunch of skill proficiencies and possible weapon/armor training comes from

So that rapidly devolves into one choice affecting two things maybe, etc. You can't just jump in at Saves. Slow down, try to comprehend things instead of speedrunning them. D&D is a game of rules that runs on human brains.
You can't quite play a game when the system it runs on doesn't have the data, can you?

[wheat crystal]

You can just pull the link to the spell on D&DBeyond. Using Disintegrate for example:

https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/2070-disintegrate?srsltid=AfmBOooYvGWNdT5OzMFbi0loFdFtdJtdK5zK4WkMs5b3NgzgAXyAU1Cu

[bitter gazelle]

Imagination is my graphic card

[meager bear]

Yo my brain is MAKING ME AVOID READING THAT

[topaz garnet]

Which is the issue. You will have to read. D&D is just a lot of words. It is books.

[meager bear]

I wanna read I SWEAR

[bitter gazelle]

I think i should paste wish here and black you out

[hearty blaze]

Thing thing come from stats. Let’s do stats first, so you can understand this thing

[meager bear]

I did my stats 😄

[hearty blaze]

Do you know the modifier of those stats?

[topaz garnet]

How specifically did you determine what stats you got for your Ability Scores?

[hearty blaze]

Standard array

[meager bear]

Yes I did 2+ int and +1 wiz

[hearty blaze]

Ok maybe not

[meager bear]

?

Wdym

[hearty blaze]

That’s just from your background, that’s part of it

[meager bear]

Ik

[topaz garnet]

Let's step back again.

What is your ability score array?

[meager bear]

I did the 15-8

[bitter gazelle]

Thats bonus stats

[meager bear]

...

[topaz garnet]

Alright. What stats/order did you put those in?

[wheat crystal]

The 15-8 one is Standard Array

[meager bear]

I didn't put 13

Is there a 13?

[hearty blaze]

I remember that, you had an 11. Replace the 11 with 13

[meager bear]

Kk

15 int 14 wis 13 con 12 Dex 11 cha and 8 str

[hearty blaze]

From memory they had
8,12,13,15,14, 10

[bitter gazelle]

It is ok

Good spread, like vegemite

[meager bear]

Vegemite sucks ass

[bitter gazelle]

Broh

[meager bear]

It's so bad tasting

[hearty blaze]

And after your ability score improvements from sage?

[meager bear]

+2 int and +1 wis

[bitter gazelle]

Istg i will make you read the entire twilight books in one go

[hearty blaze]

Put that onto your stats

[meager bear]

Like we weight them

Wright

[hearty blaze]

So:
8 strength, 12 Dex, 13 con, 17 int, 15 Wis, 10 charisma
?

[meager bear]

I put it in the ovels

[topaz garnet]

15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8

You assign those to ability scores
Then, you add your Background's bonus points.

[bitter gazelle]

One is your basic stats, then you add the extra background one in

[meager bear]

Do I have to erase the 15 then

[bitter gazelle]

And you have your complete stats

[hearty blaze]

Do you know their corresponding modifiers?

[meager bear]

Yes

[hearty blaze]

Name them

[meager bear]

+2 to int and +1 to wis

[hearty blaze]

Nope

[topaz garnet]

15 int, 14 wis, 13 con, 12 dex, 10 cha, and 8 str?
Then +2 int makes Int 17, and +1 Cha makes 11 Cha.

So in classic order, we have...
8 str, 12 dex, 13 con, 17 int, 14 wis, 11 cha. Right?
Seems like the making of a Wizard, to me.

[wheat crystal]

If you want to keep Wis that high I suggest swapping your con and Wis scores, so your +1 doesn’t “go to waste”

[meager bear]

Wdym

[hearty blaze]

Let’s not get to that rn, I feel like it’s gonna be confusing for them

[bitter gazelle]

Your con and wis equal if you do that

[hearty blaze]

They are one, correct

[bitter gazelle]

Which is more balanced

[wheat crystal]

Ability modifiers increase every 2 points into a score

[meager bear]

But my plus one on con?

[hearty blaze]

That’s your background bonus

Not your stat modifiers

[topaz garnet]

12 is +1 modifier, 14 is +2 modifier, and so on.

[wheat crystal]

So a 14->15 Wis will remain a +2,Wis mod

[meager bear]

MY BRAIN HURTS

[topaz garnet]

Yeah, this is the bonus to the Score, not the derived Modifier

[hearty blaze]

Yup

[wheat crystal]

A 13->14 Wis mod will increase a +1 mod to a +2 mod

[bitter gazelle]

Otherworldly patron boss can you seperate stat modifiers, stats and background stats?

I think im confused too

[meager bear]

I'ma black out so bad

[wheat crystal]

At the same time, by swapping your Con to 14 you will also have increased it to a +2 modifier (since it’s no longer 13)

[meager bear]

😵 💫

My brain is making me feel dizzy

[bitter gazelle]

Oh, so a stat that is 14 means it got +2?

[hearty blaze]

Aight so:
STATS (ability scores) with their modifier next to them
8 (-1) strength, 12 (+1) Dex, 13 (+1) con, 17 (+3) int, 15 Wis (+2), 10 charisma (+0$

Your score is your stat, your modifier is how much that stat matters

[meager bear]

I think I'ma pass out

[hearty blaze]

Idk how to do it shorter than this 😭

[bitter gazelle]

Modifier is used when you do the specific action, which will be plus into the rolls you made

[meager bear]

THEN WHAT DO I PUT THE IN THE OVELS

[bitter gazelle]

For example, you got +3, you roll 15 for fireball, the final you get is 18

[hearty blaze]

How about we take a break for now, and get back to this later. We’re overwhelming them

[bitter gazelle]

I think?

[hearty blaze]

The numbers in the brackets I put

That’s your modifier

[meager bear]

Where do I put the background bonus?

[bitter gazelle]

The +2 +1 u said earlier

[hearty blaze]

Put that somewhere later

[hearty blaze]

Your stats are already down, those numbers are redundant

[meager bear]

Does anti magic exist in DND?

[topaz garnet]

If you have a 17 in your Intelligence that means you have a +3 Intelligence Modifier.

That modifier means whenever you make an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, that uses Intelligence, you're adding that +3 modifier to that roll, at base.

[topaz garnet]

The second most powerful tier of spell has a spell that creates a small antimagic area following the caster.

[meager bear]

So can I put that on a sword?

[bitter gazelle]

I dont think there is a anti magic spells that enchant your equiments

[meager bear]

Awew

[bitter gazelle]

Especially your sword

Mage killer?

Cool concept, i take notes

[wheat crystal]

Ability Score: Your raw score for a stat, goes from 1-30, though most characters will only see a range from 8-20.
Ability Modifier: The bonus derived from a stat score that you apply to relevant d20 Tests that depend on that stat (e.g. Str saving throw depends on Str mod). Ranges from -5 to +10. Like before most characters will only see stat modifiers ranging from -1 to +5.
Background ASI A numerical bonus to 2 or 3 different ability scores. It can be either a +2 & +1 or 3 +1s. Different backgrounds will say what ability scores can be increased .

Sorry for taking long, slightly multitasking and on mobile

[topaz garnet]

No. You cannot put an 8th level spell effect (one below 9th level, the absolute endgame, like wish or meteor swarm), on your sword, for free, at the start, by yourself.

[meager bear]

Nah I'm watching black clover might as well ask LOL

[bitter gazelle]

Clutched again, thanks g

Very understandable

🙏

[meager bear]

I put the numbers in there

Like the +3 for 15

[bitter gazelle]

There is a black clover dnd module i guess

[meager bear]

Blah blah blah

[bitter gazelle]

Back to numbers echo

[meager bear]

Numbers are also not my specialty

[wheat crystal]

Spells only do what they say they do. The spell Anti-Magic field does not say it can be cast on an item so it cannot.

That being said Anti-magic is a very broad concept so I encourage seeing if you can reflavor your abilities as “anti-magic”

[meager bear]

Domain expansion?

[bitter gazelle]

Bro is pure imagination, but if you want to express your imagination in the form of DND in specific, you have to train your reading skill, focus spans and calculating

[bitter gazelle]

Dude....

[topaz garnet]

Important clarifier:
Background increase is to the score, not the modifier directly.

Example: Someone wants to make a Wizard, who wants high intelligence to make their spells good.
They start by putting a 15 in their Intelligence score. That would normally provide a +2 modifier.
Their Background lets them add +2 to their Intelligence Score, so they do. Now their score of 17 provides a +3 modifier.

[bitter gazelle]

💔

[pearl stone]

Typically players put the total for each saving throw in the ovals underneath the main stat score. For example - if you have 15 STR, you would put +2 under it as a base saving throw bonus. If your class gives proficiency in a save, you would then increase that number by that. For example level 1 characters have a proficiency bonus of +2. If you were proficient in STR saves, you would put +4 in the little oval.

[topaz garnet]

Typically there's a saving throw specific box, and modifiers/scores go right next to each other in the lineup of the 6 stats

[wheat crystal]

Yeah I had to proofread to make sure I was writing score instead of modifier for the last bullet 😅

[zenith plume]

Btw how does my character hit? And what does the “hit” stands for in the sheet “hit “
/3d10/

and does it mean that when I hit an enemy I roll 3d10? And do I add 1d10 from the longsword?

So 4d10?

😭

[bitter gazelle]

Me curious too

🦅

[zenith plume]

Someone answer it pls for God sake

😭

[wheat crystal]

To hit a creature with an attack roll you must take the attack action or a different action that involves an attack roll.

The 3d10 you’re referring to is your Hit Dice. I assume you’re a level 3 Fighter, Paladin, or Ranger. Those can be expended on a Short Rest to heal you for a roll of your hit die + your Con mod each (1d10 + Con). You get all expended hit die back on a long rest

[hearty blaze]

If the attack is AC based, You roll to hit and you add modifiers. If you hit, you do damage

If you’re talking about hit die, it’s outlined above

[zenith plume]

Yeah I am asking IF I DO HIT…do
I add 3d10 and if I use the long sword do I add 1d10 to it so
4d10? To roll

[hearty blaze]

Are the 3d10 hit dice? Cuz those aren’t damage related

[ornate kiln]

to hit, you roll a d20+modifiers and compare it to an enemy Armor Class

[wheat crystal]

No, the longsword description states it does 1d8/1d10 + Str mod for damage. Nothing about adding your hit dice to it

[zenith plume]

Yeah it’s says hit dice

And total is 3d10

[ornate kiln]

the damage you do is dependant on the weapon. your hit dice do not impact damage

[bitter gazelle]

Hit dice is the one you roll to check if you hit

Not damge

[hearty blaze]

Yeah then it’s outlined
#dnd-newcomers message

[hearty blaze]

No hit dice is smt else

[zenith plume]

I don’t understand….

[wheat crystal]

Using 1d8 or 1d10 depends on if you’re 1 or 2 handing the longsword

[bitter gazelle]

I dont understand 2

[ornate kiln]

a longsword damage is 1d8 or 1d10 (two handed)+ STR modifier

[wheat crystal]

Okay give me like a min to type out this answer

[ornate kiln]

hit dice are not super well named, they are related to your hit points, not your damage

[hearty blaze]

For example, a barbarian at level four would have 4d12. They can then expend, say, 3 hit dice to heal 3 (d12+Constitution modifier) when they take a short rest. Long rests replenish half of your hit dice.

[zenith plume]

I DONT MEAN THAT I MEAN MY

HIT DICE ITS SAYS 3D10 so DO I ROLL 3D10 FOR DMG?? And do I add 1d10 from the sword (yes two hands)

[hearty blaze]

Neither

[ornate kiln]

you do not roll hit dice for damage

[zenith plume]

💔

[wheat crystal]

I’ve explained what hit die do here:

#dnd-newcomers message

[hearty blaze]

Hit dice are dice you consume to heal yourself during a short rest

[wheat crystal]

Nothing about the longsword item description states it uses hit die in its damage calculation. As such, you do not add your hit die to your damage

[hearty blaze]

The amount is dependent on your level and the type of dice is determined by your class

Every dice you consume you heal 1(that dice)+ your constitution modifier

[zenith plume]

So what do I use to roll when hitting?

[hearty blaze]

A d20

And for damage you roll a dice dependent on the attack

[zenith plume]

NO BRO WHEN I DID MAKE THE HIT

FOR DMG I TALK

[hearty blaze]

This then

[zenith plume]

….

[hearty blaze]

For longsword it’s 1d10 if you use both hands, and a d8 if it’s one hand

+your strength modifier

[ornate kiln]

for your longsword you roll 1d10+STR for damage (two hands)

[zenith plume]

So….HOW DO I SEE PEOPLES DMG JUST MASSIVLY INCREASE ?? It dosent make sense

[bitter gazelle]

Hit dice is the dice that you consume upon using hit?

[zenith plume]

[bitter gazelle]

Heh?

[topaz garnet]

A d20 plus the ability modifier for the attack (so STR mod for melee weapon), and if you are proficient with the weapon, your Proficiency Bonus as well.

If that total is equal to or better than target AC, you hit.
The weapon has a damage die. Roll that, add the same modifier you used for attack roll (so STR mod), that is your damage dealt on the attack.

[wheat crystal]

That’s a complex question. Who are you seeing do massive damage?

[ornate kiln]

some features can add damage, like rogue sneak attack or some feats etc. dont worry about it for now

[hearty blaze]

You’ll figure that out once you learn optimisation (a longggh way away cuz you’re a beginner)

[topaz garnet]

Extra features, spells, and maybe magic items. Complex for right now.

[hearty blaze]

It’s dice you consume to heal during short rests

[wheat crystal]

It could be that they have magic items, spells, more levels, homebrew, etc that pump up their damage

[zenith plume]

No I did play before did make dmg and yeah but I haven’t played for long and I got confused

[wheat crystal]

We couldn’t guess without context

[zenith plume]

Thanks for clarifying

[bitter gazelle]

Hm, so you success on a hit, you get hit dice that you consume upon resting?

[zenith plume]

Wanna see my whole sheet?

[ornate kiln]

no, hit dice have nothing to do with damage. they determine your max HP and you can spend them during a short rest to heal

[wheat crystal]

No hit dice are restored on a long rest

[zenith plume]

Dm

[wheat crystal]

An attack roll is a type of d20 test

[bitter gazelle]

Oh ok, so hit dice is determine by my hp, use when im resting to heal and restore upon long rest

Max hp i mean

[ornate kiln]

the hit dice amount is determined by your level, and the dice determine your HP, but otherwise correct

[wheat crystal]

To be specific, you really only expend hit die on a short rest. Since long rests restore you to max HP and restore expended hit die anyway

[topaz garnet]

Yep that's it

[bitter gazelle]

Amout of hit dice : my level
1dx, x is determine by my max hp

Is this the one?

[bitter gazelle]

Ohhhh, yum.

[zenith plume]

I’ve send my sheet to you

[wheat crystal]

I’ll take a look at it in a bit

[bitter gazelle]

Now i know why dnd newbie are overwhelmed but after they become oldbie they stays for long

[hearty escarp]

It's the other way around I'm afraid. Your hit dice determine your max hp.

Every time you level up, you gain another hit dice depending on class.

Therefore, the amount of hit dice you have is always equal to your level.

[bitter gazelle]

Very cool game

[ornate kiln]

so for example:

a level 3 fighter has 3d10 hit dice. a level 3 rogue has 3d8 hit dice, so it depends on class.

to heal during a short rest, you can spend any number of those dice, roll them and add your constitution modifier to each roll.

[meager bear]

Dm

[topaz garnet]

For example a 3rd level barbarian has 3d12.
3 because level 3.
D12 because barbarian gets d12s.

[bitter gazelle]

Ok? Level = amount, heals = class and max hp?

The amount of point on one dice to be specific

[ornate kiln]

to determine your max HP, you take the maximum result of your level 1 hit die (fighter 1d10, so just a 10) and for later levels, you either roll the die on level up, or you take the average (rounded up). for a fighter that average of a d10 would be 6.

you also add you constitution modifier to each of those numbers

[bitter gazelle]

Ohhh! So hit dice increase my max hp upon level up?

[ornate kiln]

so for example a level 3 fighter with average HP on level up and a +2 constitution modifier would have:

Level 1: 10+2 HP
Level 2: 6+2 HP
Level 3: 6+2 HP

for a total max HP of: 28

[bitter gazelle]

And about the short rest and heal, long rest to restore hit dice part?

That zodyl mention earlier

[wheat crystal]

To follow up, your max HP is calculated as:

• At level 1, a max roll of your hit die + Con mod
• Every level thereafter, add either a roll of your hit die + Con mod or a flat number dependent on class + con mod.

As an example, a level 1 Fighter with 16 Con will have 13 Max HP (10+3). When they get to level 2 they can choose either to:

• Roll 1d10+3 for HP, resulting in a possible new max HP range of 17-26
• Take the flat value of 9 (6+3) resulting in a new max HP of 22

[zenith plume]

Did I make a war 🏌🏻

[bitter gazelle]

I LOVE HIT DICE RAHHH

[lavish kayak]

short rests my beloved

i play too many warlocks

[ornate kiln]

I think you got that one already.

if you wanna short rest and heal with hit dice in my scenario with +2 con, you roll

1d10+2. and if you need more HP, then you can roll another, and another etc. unless you think your HP is enough or you run out of hit dice for the day

[bitter gazelle]

I level up! Lets either gamble for a possible higher max stats or stay average!

[zenith plume]

[wheat crystal]

Gambling HP can be fun, though the flat value is statistically better

[ornate kiln]

yeah it sucks to roll a 1 or 2 on level up

[bitter gazelle]

Oh! So you have a amount of hit dice and it increase when level up which you can use upon resting?

[ornate kiln]

yes

level = number of hit dice

[bitter gazelle]

I break the code!

[topaz garnet]

When you level up, you gain a Hit Die.
Gaining that extra Hit Die increases your Hit Point Maximum. (in ways people have since detailed)

That's the process

[bitter gazelle]

Wait so hit die and hit dice is

Not the same thing? I thought it was typo

[topaz garnet]

So a level 1 character has very little HP max, and only 1 hit die to use per day when short resting.

A level 5 character has gained an additional 4 levels worth of HP since then, but can now spend up to 5 hit dice over the course of their day to heal during Short Rests.

[ornate kiln]

die is singular, dice is plural

[topaz garnet]

Rolling a die vs rolling dice

[bitter gazelle]

Crazy

Thought it was typo or stuff, guess my english needs improvement if i want to play dnd

[topaz garnet]

But yes, with the customary "hit dice doesn't equal my to hit roll / damage i do on hit?" part out of the way
What's next in the classroom?

[bitter gazelle]

Time out please professor

Me brain hurt

[bitter gazelle]

And about the spells slot? Is it slot that you equip spells to use infinitely (forever spells that bound to you) or just singular use?

[topaz garnet]

But yeah hopefully all of this has also demonstrated how asking specific questions nets specific clarifying answers

[bitter gazelle]

Very demonstrated fr

[topaz garnet]

Think of it like

spell slots are Tickets to cast spells.
If you have the pass to go on the "I cast Burning Hands" ride, which costs a level 1 ticket, you can spend your tickets to go on that "I cast Burning Hands" ride as much as you want, until you run out of tickets for the day.

[ornate kiln]

so for spell slots, think if them a coupons.

at level 1, a wizard/cleric/sorcerer etc got 2 coupons per day and can use it on a menu of spells they have prepared

[topaz garnet]

Of course, this ignores extraneous circumstances, like extra casts granted by feats, species traits, or class features... Those will just do as they say, separately from the "Spell Slot Economy", alright?

[bitter gazelle]

The amounts of time you can cast a specific level of spells ?

[topaz garnet]

If I have the "Burning Hands" and "Charm Person" spells on my list of "Spells I am allowed to cast because they are in my list of Prepared Spells"

Then I can spend my spell slots on casting those spells. If I run out of spell slots, I don't have the magic power to cast spells of that power anymore, until I regain the slots, typically by Resting.

[bitter gazelle]

Ahhh, you have your spells, you need spell slots to cast those spells?

[ornate kiln]

right

but a spell slot can be used on any spell of that level that you have prepared

[bitter gazelle]

Damnn

[topaz garnet]

Yep. Your list of spells is what you've got swirling around your head ready for the day, your Spell Slots are the packets of magic power and stamina you use to cast them.

[bitter gazelle]

Spell slot have different level too?

[ornate kiln]

yes, up to level 9

(I think spell rank would have been less confusing terminology)

[bitter gazelle]

And the amount of spell slots decrease the higher the level of the spell?

[ornate kiln]

you gain more spell slots, and higher level spell slots as you level up

[bitter gazelle]

Ok...

[topaz garnet]

Yes, as you level up you gain additional levels of spell slots with their own count.

Let's look at a simple example, a 3rd level Wizard.

At level 3 Wizard, said Wizard will have Four Level 1 Spell Slots, and Two Level 2 Spell Slots.
(Yes, Spell Levels and Character/Class levels are not neck and neck).

[bitter gazelle]

So you level up, have extra spell slots and the spell slots level up aswell to cast better spell at higher levels

[ornate kiln]

for example, a there are spells that require a level 3 spell slot minimum to cast (like the famous Fireball)

you need to have a level 3 spell slot or higher to cast that spell

[bitter gazelle]

Ohhh

[ornate kiln]

but you could cast it with a 4th level slot too, and depending on the spell, it might even do more stuff

[bitter gazelle]

OH

higher level spell needs higher level spell slot that is obtained when i level up

[ornate kiln]

yes

[bitter gazelle]

Ohhhh yes yes

[topaz garnet]

A Spell Slot of X level can be used to cast a spell of X level or lower.

A Spell Slot of Level 2 can be used to cast a spell of Level 2 or lower (such as a Level 1 Spell)

[bitter gazelle]

Oh! I never thought of that

So if i have 2 level 2 spell slots i can just use 2 cantrips instead?

That is very versitile

[ornate kiln]

cantrips are separate

[topaz garnet]

The ball you shoot at the enemy can be loaded into a catapult sized for that or more oomph.

But you can't load a tank into a wrist-mounted slingshot, for example.

[ornate kiln]

cantrips dont interact with spell slots, you can just cast them all day

[bitter gazelle]

Really?

[topaz garnet]

Yeah Cantrips are separate.
Those are the spells so small and easy that your character can spam them for free.

[bitter gazelle]

Damn damn

Yum knowlegde

[topaz garnet]

Your basic Fire Bolt, the Wizard can fling those around all day every day, provided they... know that cantrip

But when it comes to the spell like "flamethrower out of my hands" being Burning Hands, that's limited via the spell slots they have, which can run out.

[bitter gazelle]

Cantrips = spamable
Leveled spells = limited

[topaz garnet]

like in a shooter where the pistol gets infinite ammo but is kinda meh to actually fight with, but the proper guns have limited ammo supplies. Slightly similar principle.
If you're running low, or completely dry, you're not completely unable to do your spells/shooting anymore

[topaz garnet]

Throw thy graduation cap 🎉

[bitter gazelle]

Got it, btw is there mana type of resource that limits your character spamming?

[topaz garnet]

No, just spell slots

[bitter gazelle]

Hm, always thought there is one

So spamming is essential in dnd

[topaz garnet]

Spell Slots "Are" your "Mana"

[ornate kiln]

a cantrip is as spammable as a fighter can swing a sword

yeah spell slots are the closest equivalent to mana

[topaz garnet]

think of them like prepackaged caches of mana. Instead of one big bar of... idk, 50 points. You have "This many of this power of spell, that many of that power of spell"

[bitter gazelle]

But in my logic, even small fire bolt consumes mana so eventually at one point you run out of mana

Maybe i need to change my fantasy mindset

[ornate kiln]

well that is not how it works in dnd

[topaz garnet]

There was a variant rule in the 2014 version of the rules called Spell Points, which was basically just a big pool of points you spent, basically just like a mana resource in other games. I don't think that made it to 2024 version, sadly.

But either way, we've just got Spell Slots, pre-rationed for ease of management, kinda.

[ornate kiln]

and even that didnt affect cantrips

[bitter gazelle]

So in dnd, there is no flat number of resource that limits you but how much time you can cast it

Hm it is pretty cool i guess

My english is dog poo

[ornate kiln]

as I said before, you dont have a pool of mana like in other games, you have a bunch of "coupons" of certain value

[hearty blaze]

The resource that limits your spell casting is the amount of spell slots you have, but it’s not an all encompassing ‘bar’

[bitter gazelle]

Got it

[topaz garnet]

Not really. They know the technique, it's such a small effort they can do it as endlessly as a fighter swinging their sword.

Of course, it's still an amount of effort that may interrupt a rest.
For example, imagine stepping out of bed and immediately trying to do advanced mathematics and actually solve it in a small time. That'll mess up your sleep real fast! Just like jumping out of bed and doing weapon practice.

[bitter gazelle]

🦅

Yes sir

[topaz garnet]

Did the tickets/coupons analogy work?

[bitter gazelle]

Yes

But also, can you fight gods in dnd?

[topaz garnet]

ehhhh, loaded question.

You can maybe sometimes fight aspects or avatars of gods...

[bitter gazelle]

Just searching around about Zhentarim, noticed they workship Bane and Cyric

Pretty cool gods

[hearty blaze]

“You can certainly try”
Is my answer

[bitter gazelle]

Wanna challenge them

[bitter gazelle]

Really?

[hearty blaze]

If the DM allows it

[topaz garnet]

But the actual god themself would be beyond stats.

God killing is either
A: Out of the question
B: A level 17+ grand quest to get a God Killer macguffin to kill a god with

[bitter gazelle]

Like in the official you can trial gods?

[bitter gazelle]

Holy shiet

[topaz garnet]

You can... try to kill the god.
Getting even remotely close to starting, reaching them, dealing any kind of damage to their deific power, or surviving them sending one of their agents to smite you, is another question.

[bitter gazelle]

Bane will one shot my party i guess but

Could i atleast meet them?

[topaz garnet]

Meeting? Sure, visions of gods messaging a party member is often done in campaigns. Possible, but don't expect it guaranteed.

[bitter gazelle]

Hm

Cool. I dont have anything else to say

Cool

[topaz garnet]

Like a Cleric of X god getting a vision going "Go, my agent. This cult has been annoying. Make them stop please. kthx bye"

[bitter gazelle]

Ts is so greek

I guess meeting bane is cool

He surely will smite me the moment we met

[topaz garnet]

Not surely. They are a god, and have their worshippers. The issue is, Bane would be evil, and likely clash with the party's goals.

Yknow when Gollum was evil in LOTR and it caused all kinds of conflict all the way until he died? Yeah that's what it's like having an evil character in "The Magic Quest to do the Ultimate Good against the Bad Evil Guy we want to stop"

[bitter gazelle]

Bane is evil?

What about cyric?

[ornate kiln]

also very evil

[hearty blaze]

Idk about you but the name “Bane” doesn’t give me very positive vibes

[ornate kiln]

Bane is the god of tyranny so yeah lol

[bitter gazelle]

Bane is literally ruin and death

I guess he evil

[bitter gazelle]

How evil are we talking?

[wheat crystal]

Likewise Cyric is the god of lies, trickery, and strife

[topaz garnet]

One of the "Dead Three" alongside Bhaal and Myrkul, the gods of Darkness, Murder, and Death, respectively

[ornate kiln]

he murdered the goddess of magic for shits and giggles basically

[bitter gazelle]

Bro is all Zhentarim about shady black market, controband, thieves and evil gods ?

Thought zhentarim was cool

[topaz garnet]

That's the neat part, Zhentarim is cool

[ornate kiln]

zhentarim are basically the mafia but more hardcore

[bitter gazelle]

God of magic died?

Crazy

[wheat crystal]

She’s died a lot

[ornate kiln]

she died multiple times lol

its like, her thing

[topaz garnet]

yeah it was a giant kerfuffle, she got better or something

[bitter gazelle]

☠️

Tf is Bhaal bro 😭 the grim reaper on steroids

I DO NOT wish to challenge gods

[ornate kiln]

Bhaal is pretty one note. he just likes murder

[topaz garnet]

Bhaal's guys often had a thing called "Aura of Murder" so yeah, not the most charitable guy

[bitter gazelle]

Lawful evil

Lawful my ass 😭 🙏

[ornate kiln]

bhaal is neutral evil

[wheat crystal]

Since you’re talking about challenging gods, and we’ve mentioned the FR goddess of magic, I think you’d enjoy to hear that the last time a mortal being tried to achieve godhood he did so by attempting to hijack the goddess of magic’s divinity. He failed (obviously) and now spells over 9th level are banned

[bitter gazelle]

I guess my web is outdated

[bitter gazelle]

Stupid ass

[ornate kiln]

yeah they changed that between editions

[bitter gazelle]

Always wonder why there is no god tier spells

Now i know why

[ornate kiln]

well, there used to be spell like that

[bitter gazelle]

Good lore actually, wish it is more shocking like greek gods lore

[topaz garnet]

Think of it this way... A contract killer may be evil, but they are lawful.
A Devil, also evil, literally a metaphysical embodiment of it. But also Lawful. Like, Devils and Demons are endlessly fighting a war in their planes, despite both being evil, because the Lawful hierarchy and promotion enjoying Devils cannot stand the absolute chaos of Demons, and vice versa.

[bitter gazelle]

Hm, so not mindless killing

Cool cool

[ornate kiln]

there is is pretty shocking stuff in older lore, but the game always was sold to kids/teens too so there are limits and most tables dont want to go there

[bitter gazelle]

Guess it was raw back then

[wheat crystal]

I remember when I found out how Hags reproduce 🥶

[bitter gazelle]

There is god of murder and god of death seperated?

[topaz garnet]

Look, if you ever want to remember how bodged old D&D editions were, like the really old starting editions
AC was backwards.

[bitter gazelle]

Crazy, guess these 2 hang out all the time

[topaz garnet]

One likes stabbing and killing, the other likes bones and death in general.

[ornate kiln]

oh its a whole thing, the older god of death made a deal with 3 mortals, who all took up different aspects of his role

[topaz garnet]

three one-third-gods making up the Dead Three

[meager bear]

Is making yuno from black clover possible?

[hearty blaze]

What are their powers?

[meager bear]

Wind magic

Lemme double check

[hearty blaze]

There are some wind spells

[meager bear]

Mb wind and star magic

[hearty blaze]

Star magic? There is a star druid, so that would be the closest thing

[meager bear]

Ah kk

[topaz garnet]

Fair warning
One to one replicas are not common to be able to make, at all

[silent apex]

Hello everyone, im new at D&D and tried making my first ever character. https://www.dndbeyond.com/sheet-pdfs/FakerRO5_155232866.pdf How does it look?

[hearty blaze]

Looks good!

[halcyon vessel]

daft question but im beyond confused by this, ive heard ppl mention subclassing warlock with like sorcerer before, but when i look up warlock stuff since im tryna learn it i see ppl calling the patron a subclass or whatever, idk if thats just a genie thing or what, but can anyone help clear it up?

[silent apex]

are you asking what a patron means?

[hearty blaze]

A warlocks’ subclass is their patron

Same way a paladin’s subclass is their oath

If you made a deal with a fiend, you’re a fiend warlock

[silent apex]

a patron is basically the person who gives the abilities to the player right?

[hearty blaze]

The being yes

[halcyon vessel]

ah ok, ive been so confused bout it since ive heard some ppl saying like subclasses with sorcerer n whatnot but then all the vids i see say the patron, so i wasnt sure, thanks for that

[meager bear]

Yo I'm still working on Merlin what's the next step?

[hearty blaze]

Have ya figured out your modifiers?

[meager bear]

Yes

[hearty blaze]

Your saving throws?

[meager bear]

Nope

[hearty blaze]

Let’s see you’ve done:
stats
class
background
you have left:
skills
Spells
Initiative (it’s +1 btw)
~~Saving throws ~~
Backstory
Equipment

[meager bear]

Yup

Alot 🔥 🗣️

[hearty blaze]

Put each saving throw with it’s corresponding modifier, and add 2 to the wisdom and intelligence ones
For simplicity’s sake I’m assuming lvl 1

[meager bear]

I'm lvl 1 yes

[hearty blaze]

Does this make sense?

[meager bear]

So it's plus 5 saving throws? (Int)

[hearty blaze]

Yes

See you’re getting it

Now put “+1” where it says initiative and “7” where it says “hit point maximum” and “30ft” where it says speed

Plus, I’m feeding you the answers instead of making you read it. That’s the best I can do

[meager bear]

This stuff hurts my brain

[hearty blaze]

Welp, as a person once said
“Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never -in no way, small or big, large or petty- never give in except to convictions of honour and” I just realised idk if you’re gonna read this far

[hearty blaze]

Anyway, this

Do you see on your character sheet where it says “initiative”?

[meager bear]

Il see

[hearty blaze]

Put +1 in that box

[meager bear]

Kk

[obtuse edge]

water

[meager bear]

Fire

[hearty blaze]

Now do you see where it says “current hp” and “maximum hp” under that?

Put 7 for both

[obtuse edge]

earth

[meager bear]

IM TRYING TO FIND MY PENCIL

[obtuse edge]

HURRY UP

[meager bear]

Air

[hearty blaze]

Ok no need to yell

Don’t spam caps on this server folks it messes up the text to speech a lot of people use

[obtuse edge]

alright just popping in for my yearly discord chat check

[regal marten]

yow!

[obtuse edge]

oh sorry nugget :((

[hearty blaze]

Sup

[regal marten]

not much, resting a little after getting home

[meager bear]

I got my pencil

[regal marten]

i've come seeking dnd campaigns to join...

[meager bear]

How do saving throws work

What do I put

I got a smooth brain dw

[hearty blaze]

Your stat modifier for the respective stat

[hearty blaze]

Check out #find-a-game

[meager bear]

Okay like the exact number?

[hearty blaze]

The modifier, not the score

[meager bear]

Mb that's what I meny

[hearty blaze]

Then yes

You got the intelligence one right earlier so that’s good

[meager bear]

Done

[hearty blaze]

Also add a +2 for the wisdom one on top of your +2
So +4

[meager bear]

On what?

[hearty blaze]

Wisdom saving throw

[meager bear]

Kk

My plus 2 is on int?

[regal marten]

thankies 🙏

[hearty blaze]

Yes so +5 in total

[meager bear]

Kk

My plus 1 is on wis

[hearty blaze]

That’s for your background

Your modifier is +2

(Cuz it’s 14+1, so you got 15 wisdom)

Which is a +2

[meager bear]

Kk

Let me send a photo is dms tell me if it's right

[ornate kiln]

a subclass is a specialisation within the class. multiclassing is picking levels in different classes instead of keeping it to just one class. not something that beginners should do btw.

[wraith zealot]

How much should I make sure I learn about before I try to join/look for a game to join? I want to make sure that I'm not burdening anyone with having to teach me everything 😅

[hearty blaze]

I recommend learning how to make a character, basic ability checks, modifiers, core gameplay, classes and combat.

Plus learning basic table manners

(E.g don’t interrupt someone when they’re roleplaying, really don’t interrupt them at all, communicate issues, don’t kill the DM, don’t annoy the DM, don’t eat other people’s dice without permission, by respectful of boundaries)

[wraith zealot]

Sorry what is eating dice? I don't think I've ever heard of that haha, but no the rest I understand, I felt like that was guaranteed and necessary but it's good to know either way :) and I'll try learning those things first, thank you

[hearty blaze]

It’s a joke lol

The joke is that dice are yummy
Crunchy
Delicious

[wraith zealot]

Ohh I thought it was like stealing peoples dice and rolling with them instead of your own but that's much funnier

What's the best flavor of dice

[hearty blaze]

Well don’t do that either

[wraith zealot]

I gathered 😭

[hearty blaze]

I like the apple flavour, a lot of people say grape but it’s too artificial tasting for me

Red apple tho, the green apple ones are hit or miss

[wraith zealot]

Ohh I get that, honestly I'd probably like banana flavor dice, I hate real bananas but artificial banana flavor is all I look for when eating dice

[hearty blaze]

Crunchy banananana

[fleet dirge]

Crunchy grapes slap too

[wraith zealot]

I've been watching a lot of d&d horror stories and it's giving me a lot of ideas as to how not to act, I genuinely don't understand how some people get away with some of the stuff they're doing, I could never

[wraith zealot]

Crunchy grapes are scrumptious

[bitter gazelle]

by all means, crunchy fruits with large amount of juice is good

all of them

I ❤️ FRUITS

[formal kiln]

Making a warlock as my first character. Want recommended cantrips. Any I should specifically get or look out for?

[hearty blaze]

Apart from eldritch blast, choose any you want
Eldritch blast is a must tho

[formal kiln]

Also, wondering if I have the stat spread right based on information gathered.

Went 11, 17, 15, 14, 13, 20 (with modifiers)

[hearty blaze]

Is that rolled? What level is your character?

[formal kiln]

Rolled and lvl 1

[hearty blaze]

Did your DM witness the roll?

Cuz that’s pretty good

[formal kiln]

I did it on dndbeyond

[hearty blaze]

Pretty good, I’d just swap Dex and con

[formal kiln]

Thanks

[buoyant mason]

Damn...
All the games posted are like midnight-4 am for me.

Anyone know where to find games for EU / UK?

[sick vale]

If there's somewhere near you that sells dice they might have games going on in it

[buoyant mason]

yeah, no such luck.
my region is quite D&D'less.
moreover the only groups that exist are private and invite only

[lyric fjord]

Is there a general chat in this server cause I can't see one

[ornate kiln]

dnd general chat: #dnd-discussion
everything but dnd chat: #non-dnd-topics

[lyric fjord]

Ok

[hardy umbra]

where me start dnd

me is still newb baby

[lyric fjord]

Start with making a character

[hardy umbra]

hmm

how 🤔

[exotic remnant]

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[timid locust]

Welcome! The best place to start is with the free Basic Rules, linked in the bot post above. As you're giving them a read, we'll be happy to answer any specific questions you have here in this chat.

[hardy umbra]

are powers in dnd limited or can we make it whatever the heck we want

[timid locust]

They're limited by your species, background, and class.

[hardy umbra]

oh I see

[timid locust]

You can check to see what each species/class does in the Basic Rules. They outline all their abilities.

[hardy umbra]

bro making a character is like technology engineering 😭

[timid locust]

Haha, it's not that hard if you take it step by step. Thankfully, there's a step-by-step guide right here:
https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/br-2024/creating-a-character

[hardy umbra]

hmm, can a dnd game have 1 dm and 1 player?

and just that+

[lyric fjord]

No

Wait

[hardy umbra]

why not 😭

[lyric fjord]

Just 1 on 1

[hardy umbra]

I'm lonely 😭

[lyric fjord]

1 on 1 doesn't work, it gets boring way too quickly and it usually just can't work

Like at all

You need at least 4

1 DM and 3 players

[hardy umbra]

^

[lyric fjord]

You can't play with yourself either

[edgy onyx]

You could run 1 player and 1 DM, just have some sidekicks for the player
But D&D definitely works best with at least few players

[hardy umbra]

for sure

[gritty quartz]

it definitely works

you can also absolutely play with yourself

is it the same as dnd with a table of people? no

[lyric fjord]

I'll respect your opinion because you have Bat Ninja's version of Red Hood as your pfp

[dreamy wraith]

Hello I'm new here and to DND where do I play

Is no one here

[timid locust]

There's plenty of folks here. Do you feel like you have a good grasp of the game rules yet?

[dreamy wraith]

I know how it works but I haven't played with anyone

I always wanted to play with someone

[exotic remnant]

Ready to play Dungeons & Dragons?

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

• Instructions for finding a game here on the server (including how to post in our #looking-for channels).
• Suggestions for finding a game outside of this server.
• Basic advice to help you in your hunt.

[timid locust]

If you feel like you have a good grasp of the Basic Rules, the next step is to find a game. You can get your search for a group started using the link above.

[dreamy wraith]

Yeah read the thing still don't get where I play with people

[lyric fjord]

What if you don't want to DM and you just want to join and play

[dreamy wraith]

I can be DM or dp anything fine

[lyric fjord]

Yea

[timid locust]

You find a group and then that group gets together either in person or online. DnD is played in the imagination.

[dreamy wraith]

Oh real life

[timid locust]

If you're looking to join a group, that link in the bot post will help.

[dreamy wraith]

Yeah I'm Gunna find another server where I can play with people in disccord

[lavish kayak]

you can find games here

they just arent played directly on the server

[timid locust]

That's usually how people do it. Folks recruit using our #find-a-game channels, and then invite the accepted players to another server.

[lavish kayak]

check out #find-a-game

[lyric fjord]

Does literally no one exist in the UK 😭😭

[lavish kayak]

not in the UK but im european

[lyric fjord]

Are you by chance a DM looking for players

[lavish kayak]

not atm

but dont advertise/solicit for games here

[echo kelp]

Please don’t solicit/organize games outside of the Looking For Game channels

It’s off topic here

[lyric fjord]

Asking about a DND session is off topic in a server fully centered around DND?

[echo kelp]

You can find potential games in #looking-for-players and #looking-for-community

[lavish kayak]

in this channel its off topic

[echo kelp]

Correct - it’s off topic outside of the LFG channels

[lyric fjord]

Ok then

[timid locust]

We've got specific channels for group finding and solicitation.

[lavish kayak]

asking for games is in the designated channels

[lyric fjord]

So I can freely ask in the #find-a-game without opening a ticket essentially

[echo kelp]

Also some games may be play by post (so text based games) and so timezones don’t really matter

[timid locust]

No, but you can ask in the individual threads that other people have posted.

[lyric fjord]

Jeezy peeps man

Alrighty then

[echo kelp]

look through the game postings and respond in the game posts thread or direct message the poster to indicate your interest

[lyric fjord]

The struggle is finding one that has a European timezone

[echo kelp]

Also check out Roll20 and Demiplane as they also have LFG tools

[lyric fjord]

Are they other DND servers

[echo kelp]

Play by post doesn’t really care about timezones though

Usually at any rate

[lavish kayak]

nope, other websites

[lyric fjord]

Ok

[timid locust]

You can also check out this amazing search guide from server regular, iamrazorwing:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rjwuod1lNBM5n4X_TH2ZoqTULv53jWaVMXtrzKVboms/edit?tab=t.0

[lyric fjord]

I kinda do though cause it's convenience that's the main thing

[lavish kayak]

play by post is not at the same time

[echo kelp]

Again when you’re sending a text message (play by post) and no one needs to respond immediately, why does the time zone matter?

Imagine playing D&D via email - that’s how play by post games can be run

[lavish kayak]

i like to use pigeon mail as an example

[lyric fjord]

When it comes to actually playing a campaign, I don't want to be having to wake up at 3am BST to play with people who are playing at like 8pm EST

[lavish kayak]

omfg

[lyric fjord]

I don't get what's annoying about what I'm saying

[lavish kayak]

in a play by post session, you do not do stuff at the same time

[fallen surge]

Jambo do you know what the term "asynchronous" means?

[echo kelp]

You don’t have to play D&D synchronously - there are folks who have played D &D by sending physical mail

[lavish kayak]

someone makes a post, and anywhere from 2 minutes to 2 days later someone responds

[lyric fjord]

Never heard that till right now my bro

[lavish kayak]

(over text)

do you know what synchronized is then?

[lyric fjord]

I have never ever heard of DND being played that way

[lyric fjord]

Obviously

[echo kelp]

Well now you have!

And you too could play D&D that way

[lavish kayak]

its the exact opposite

[lyric fjord]

I now understand everything you've been trying to tell me for the past 5 minutes

[lavish kayak]

lmao

[lyric fjord]

It's the way yous were wording it, it didn't make sense to me

[lavish kayak]

what did you think was worded weird, for future reference

[lyric fjord]

Everything, it didn't click in my head

Because I've only ever played in person with friends and never online I'm not used to hearing these different ways of playing (play by post as mentioned)

[fallen surge]

Well, part of joining the D&D discord server is learning new things. Hopefully it will be easier to explain next time, but regardless please let us know if you have any additional questions. We’re more than happy to help

[lyric fjord]

Solid

[upper verge]

hello

im kinda criuos how to play dnd

[exotic remnant]

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[echo kelp]

Ooh twice the fun!

Check out the bot posts above for useful links resources to help get you started

[lavish kayak]

and ask any questions you might have

[empty cape]

hu

1. how to find game

[exotic remnant]

Ready to play Dungeons & Dragons?

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

• Instructions for finding a game here on the server (including how to post in our #looking-for channels).
• Suggestions for finding a game outside of this server.
• Basic advice to help you in your hunt.

[lyric fjord]

@lavish kayak what is Roll20 or whatever it's called, I can't remember if you told me or not

[lavish kayak]

its a vtt and lfg site (mostly a vtt)

[lyric fjord]

And they stand for?

I assume virtual table top?

Cool

[lavish kayak]

yes

[fallen surge]

The thing to keep in mind about Roll20 and other VTTs like it is that they exist as a tool to help you play D&D online, but they aren’t a wholistic platform. You don’t just log in there and start playing. You need to find a group through other means, and set up your own communication and schedule with them.

[wild onyx]

Although for clarity, Roll20 does have forums and a function to raise games and browse those listed.

[silent moat]

do yall think watching critical roll would be a good way for me to learn how to DM????

[thorn nymph]

i imagine it could be for a visual learner. it depends on how you best learn

[lavish kayak]

it can be in some ways, but i dont recommend it as a guide

[silent moat]

ah okay. One thing i love about Critical Role is the roleplaying aspect

[lavish kayak]

CR is a pretty unrealistic dnd game

[silent moat]

but i think i would need to do better on combat and exploration

[lavish kayak]

as in the voice acting, roleplay, matt mercer

[thorn nymph]

because of the cast's performances? or are there other reasons, im curious. i havent seen CR myself

[ornate kiln]

yes and no, it can teach you about a lot of the basic structure, but it can also warp your expectation of what a game typically will look like

[thorn nymph]

bested again! i completely forgot Matt is essentially the patron deity to a dungeon master

[lavish kayak]

its all way more over the top than a normal dnd game

[silent moat]

Matt is da goat

[lavish kayak]

i need to make a pact of the DM subclass now

[thorn nymph]

make one for warlock and cleric

[lavish kayak]

welp, see yall in #homebrew in a few days

bet

[silent moat]

this very interesting to hear

[lavish kayak]

mind you, critical role is a job

way more effort is put into it

plus, matt has a whole team of DMs helping him out

[thorn nymph]

but yes, i second, omegon? is that your name? i cant read the font well. point is, its best to not set too high expectations when you do get to play

[silent moat]

ohhh okay that makes sense now

[ornate kiln]

CR is not fundamentally different to dnd homegames, but the cast being actors, filmed and making a living from it does change things

[silent moat]

I guess now i just have to work on my knowledge in combat and exploration mechanics

i was caught off guard when i was asked about the mechanics of the spells, i was very brand new and still new to DMing

?phb

[exotic remnant]

D&D Beyond

Player's Handbook

The Player's Handbook (PHB) is an official sourcebook containing the full core rules of the game. The book is everything a player needs to create heroic characters for Dungeons & Dragons the world’s greatest roleplaying game. Some of this content is available for free as a part of the Basic Rules. Learn more: https://dndbeyond.link/discordPHB

[lavish kayak]

wait thats a command

still learning everyday apparently

[silent moat]

ye but its not a pdf i dont think lol

[lavish kayak]

no its not, the phb is a book you can buy

[silent moat]

getting into DnD straight away as DM is quite difficult for me

i wonder

[lavish kayak]

imagine me 15 years ago

[thorn nymph]

putting the forever into forever dm by not ever being a player 😤 /j

[silent moat]

should i read phb first or dm book?

[lavish kayak]

phb

[silent moat]

alrighty then!

[timid locust]

The best skill to learn as a new DM is how to quickly look stuff up. If a player starts talking about using a spell and you're unsure how it works, the best thing to get clarity with is the text of the actual spell itself.

"Well, let's see what Unseen Servant says..."

[lavish kayak]

or, what i always do, ask that even though i already know it, while frantically thinking of an outcome when the wizard deletes my puzzle

[silent moat]

one of the ways i learn about being a dm is that its good to know how to make crap up on the fly but im a horrible liar and lack imagination lol. also hard for me to do anything under pressure. sucks bad when i need to search up what poison does or something

[lavish kayak]

i mean you arent lying

its your world, whatever you say is true is, in fact, the truth

[timid locust]

Making stuff up on the fly should be your very last resort if there's a printed answer somewhere.

If you make up a rule once, your players will expect it to work every single time after that, especially if it's accidently broken in their favor. That's why it's more important to be able to find the info fast, rather than be willing to invent rules.

[lavish kayak]

yuppers

[swift ridge]

Hi, first time trying to actively learn about dnd ✨ I always wanted to have a group to play, I'll check all the info you guys share

[exotic remnant]

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[timid locust]

Welcome! The best place to start is with the free Basic Rules, linked in the bot post above. As you're giving them a read, we'll be happy to answer any specific questions you have here in this chat.

[swift ridge]

@timid locust thank youu

[cobalt rock]

Does anyone have any advice on making animal characters? Ive been trying to fill out a character sheet on dnd beyond but it feels like its more geared to humanoid characters and i wanted advice on the stats like charisma dexterity and how to start/level them

[lavish kayak]

thats because all dnd races are humanoids

(in the 2024 stuff we have so far)

[cobalt rock]

Would it be classed as homebrew then and itd be something i have to discuss with a dm then?

[lavish kayak]

yes

[cobalt rock]

Okay thank you!

[smoky adder]

That's not technically true.

But there are certainly no Beast species.

There are numerous animal-inspired humanoids, though.

[golden socket]

grung

[smoky adder]

• Aaracokra (Birds)
• Giff (Hippos)
• Hadozee (Monkeys)
• Harengon (Rabbits)
• Kenku (Birds)
• Leonin (Lions)
• Lizardfolk (Take a wild guess)
• Loxodon (Elephants)
• Owlin (Owls)
• Tabaxi (Cats)
• Thri-kreen (Insects)
• Tortle (Turtles)

[golden socket]

Grung

[smoky adder]

Yeah, Grung are little froggies.

[golden socket]

they are very dear to me

[smoky adder]

They're in a weird semi-official state, though.

[harsh fjord]

Dragonborn and kobolds, if you count dragons as animal-like. Locathah or however you spell it are fishies.

[smoky adder]

Locathah are also semi-official, but yeah, if you want to be a fish.

There's also centaurs and minotaurs if you want a half-imal.

Shifters are very werewolf-inspired (but aren't limited to wolves).

Simic Hybrids, if you want to splice some animal genes into your humanoid self.

[harsh fjord]

And satyrs are also hybrids.

[blissful beacon]

are we including aasimar since they're celestial/angelic or not really? 🤔

[smoky adder]

I wouldn't consider them animal-like, no.

[golden socket]

i love satyrs

[smoky adder]

Even though they've got wings. 😅

[harsh fjord]

And yuan-ti as being snakey. Point being, lots of animal-adjacent options in D&D!

[blissful beacon]

oh we're talking about animals my bad 😅 i thought we was talking about non-humanoids

[golden socket]

animal-ish

[smoky adder]

You can also just take any other species and just describe them as an animal.

[harsh fjord]

✨ The power of flavor. ✨

[golden socket]

delicious

[blissful beacon]

Flavor! cooking! yessss

[smoky adder]

My current character is rules-wise a Goliath, but in-game is a giant humanoid warthog.

[golden socket]

PEAK????

[cyan kelp]

Holy peak

[cobalt rock]

Oooh, i was thinking of making a squirrel or another character that was a ferret but made a hybrid animal machine to ride around on which the party wouldnt know what the actual character was until later on and its great to have some references of other animals to go off!

[smoky adder]

He's a WAR cleric named THOG, because WARTHOG.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/131278578

[blissful beacon]

ba dum tss 🥁

[smoky adder]

(I didn't realize until later that I'd accidentally built the Zelda 2 game over screen. 🙈)

[cobalt rock]

Sorry, i shouldve been specific!

[lavish kayak]

they are all humanoid in creature type right?

[smoky adder]

No, they aren’t.

There’s a very few Fey and Construct ones, at least.

[lavish kayak]

ohhhh right

sorry, still no beasts tho

[smoky adder]

Yeah, no actual Beasts.

[fallen surge]

There are a few monstrosities as well

[timid locust]

And one lone Ooze

[cobalt rock]

I have a hard time illustrating humans and i know ill get better into a campaign if i can actually put my character to paper myself so these hybrids are really useful to learn about!

[rigid heath]

hello here

[lavish kayak]

hi!

[rigid heath]

I'm a newbie in the DnD World

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[rigid heath]

It isn't popular or a common chat theme here in my country

I knew about it by watching The Legend of Vox Machina, and some Critical Role YT shorts I saw after it

[lavish kayak]

just so you know, CR is not an accurate representation of dnd

[hearty blaze]

I recommend reading the bot post above, particularly the first few chapters of the Free Rules linked there, and ask any questions you might have here.

[rigid heath]

Alright then, I'll start right away

[worldly trail]

Hi

[lavish kayak]

hi!

[worldly trail]

I’m newish

[exotic remnant]

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[lavish kayak]

@worldly trail the free rules are linked above, read them and ask any questions you have

[worldly trail]

I don’t rly have any questions rn but thanks

[lavish kayak]

i meant questions while reading

[cobalt rock]

Relating to this, ive built an owlin character on dnd beyond but have put it under aaracokra, are they too different that ill need to alter the sheet or are they similar enough that it will work fine?

[lavish kayak]

just call it an owl

like it looks like an owl

[wintry shell]

There's a lot of bird-people in this game

You got aaracokas, kenkus, and owlins

[meager bear]

So I'm on to spells what would Merlin (7ds) use at level 1?

[wheat crystal]

Not familiar with 7DS, so I suggest looking at the spells you can take and decide for yourself which ones might fit.

As a general guideline I recommend taking at least 1 offensive & 1 defensive/utility option per spell level

[meager bear]

Okay

[rigid heath]

Alright, finished reading

No questions, I think I understood everything

[wheat crystal]

Awesome! I suggest making a practice character if you haven't already, then perhaps post it here or in #character-discussion if you'd like it reviewed.

Otherwise, if you wanted to jump straight into getting into a group, check out #find-a-game

[worldly trail]

Never realized how overpowered Monk + Fighter was

[wheat crystal]

Usually Monk doesn't like to multiclass out, what combo did you find?

[jade briar]

hello people im completely new to dnd and was wondering if their was anyone willing to help a new player get into their fist campaign or where to start

[wheat crystal]

Welcome! I’d have a look at #learn-to-play as well as this channel’s pins, both of which have a bunch of useful newbie links including to the free Basic Rules. I suggest making a practice character as you flip through, since it often aids the learning process. The more you learn the easier it is to get into a table as well!

Don't feel pressured to memorize everything, take it at your own pace and focus on what you want to do (e.g. no need to read every spell description, or every classes' mechanics if you don't plan on playing one)

Also feel free to ask any specific questions you have here, we’re always happy to help! :)

If you're familiar with the rules already and/or just want to jump straight into group finding check out ⁠#find-a-game to learn how to use this server to find a group

[jade briar]

thank you

[halcyon bridge]

I am DMing for the first time, i noticed my friend’s characters have mastery on some weapons at lvl 1, how do I turn this off?

[wheat crystal]

What classes are they, and are you playing the 2014 5e ruleset or the 2024 5e ruleset?

[halcyon bridge]

I am unsure what rule set it is

They are a paladin and Elf

Bard

[edgy onyx]

Masteries are from 2024 edition, and generally the DM is the one to set what editions is used for the game

[main fulcrum]

If it's 2024 rules, I believe the paladin should have weapon masteries

[halcyon bridge]

Is there a way to change this?

[wheat crystal]

Play a class that doesn't get masteries or play the 2014 ruleset

[edgy onyx]

Are you using Beyond or other VTT?

[halcyon bridge]

Dnd beyond

[edgy onyx]

Check #ddb-support

[main fulcrum]

Out of curiosity, is there a particular reason you don't want them to have weapon masteries?

Did you just mean to play with 2014 rules?

[short marsh]

f your playing 2024 masteries basicly give you some addional feutures to utilize

[halcyon bridge]

We always played with normal 2014 rules, 2024 rules with weapon mastery are too overpowered, example is one feature on the great sword has glaze which allows them to still damage an open even if they miss a hit roll. They are too overpowered

[hearty blaze]

Weapon masteries are op?

Rlly?

[topaz garnet]

(they're not)

[hearty blaze]

I really don’t think they are, but it’s your table so you do you. Just tell your players to make their character on the legacy rules

[halcyon bridge]

I can’t take a photo but this is what it saids:
“Graze: if you attack roll with a great sword misses a creature, you can deal damage to that creature equal to the ability modifier you used to make the attack role. This damage is the same type deal by the great sword. The damage can be increased only by increasing the ability modifier” @topaz garnet @hearty blaze

[topaz garnet]

Yeah, that's Graze. It's neat

[hearty blaze]

Yes, graze certainly exists

[halcyon bridge]

Lol so they can do damage every time?!?

[hearty blaze]

Ye

Like, 3 or 4

[halcyon bridge]

The campaign is too simple for that, seems cheap. So i will just ignore those features for now and next time keep 2014 rules

[topaz garnet]

a literal graze, but yes. It isn't as groundbreaking as it may sound at first read - even a goblin survives, for example.

It basically just lets the character using that weapon contribute even if they miss, instead of ending up having done nothing

[hearty blaze]

Your world, you do you. 2014 rules are fine

[halcyon bridge]

Yeah i’d rather them do nothing haha we have done that in the past… otherwise i would have to beef up the enemies to make it seem balanced

[topaz garnet]

I do think you vastly overestimate weapon masteries if you think you'd have to beef up enemies

[hearty blaze]

Weapon masteries are nice, sure, but they’re by no means overpowered. Idk if they’re even considered “strong”, and especially not Graze.

[topaz garnet]

(Graze is a fairly weak one, which makes sense since it was given to two weapons that were kinda great in the first place)

[hearty blaze]

Gooooood morning afternoon evening, RadiantCookie!

[topaz garnet]

Feel free to ask thy questions

[hazy leaf]

helo new here, dont know much dnd mechanics but i love the monsters and characters : D glad to be here

[hearty blaze]

Wanna learn how to play : D?

[cedar violet]

I am kinda new to sense it has been awhile sense I played

[hazy leaf]

i watch the deborah ann teaches jon berthal and i think its a nice game specially for imagination! sadly i dont have time to talk how to play : (, i watch from time to time some sessions of other people in youtube

[cedar violet]

Only played 2014 for like a 3 month and then no one wanted to join because the dm was being an @ss. Stupid teen stuff I never was part of.

[hazy leaf]

what im interested in how like theres like idk you can almost be anything when i look at how u create ur character etc and variants of monsters or creatures are there 😄

[hazy leaf]

nice, for me i havent really paid attention in the past since me n my homies more interested in computer games xD

[cedar violet]

Makes sense

Been 2 years sense then

[hazy leaf]

when it comes to dnd games, ive watched other people play BG3 and im just running the idle champions game haha

[cedar violet]

Idle champions can get boring so I don’t play it much. And don’t have ps5 so I can’t play BG3. so I play Neverwinter when I get a chance.

[hazy leaf]

yup, idle champions is quite boring after a while, i just play it to get new champs and i leave it again lol

i hope u get a group soon ^^

[fresh ginkgo]

I’ve been searching for a good one for a long time time

11 months to be exact

[cedar violet]

Me to I been waiting for a reply to my wanting dm channel chat thing

#looking-for-dm is what it is called

[main fulcrum]

Honestly, you're better off reaching out to people who've posted in looking for players

If you just wait for people to come to you, your odds of finding a game are way lower

[cedar violet]

Poo

So I have to look at #looking-for-players

[main fulcrum]

I mean, you could wait. It's just not great odds

[cedar violet]

That has so many people but no people so far that I know of that live in my time zone(pst)

[main fulcrum]

There are significantly more people who want to play than DM, so the more proactive you can be, the better

[fresh ginkgo]

Tbf I’d rather do in person

[main fulcrum]

Don't look at the time zone. Look at the time. Matching time zones doesn't matter as long as the schedule works for you

🤨 Uhhhh, no

[cedar violet]

You have the subscription you could do it to yours. The shiny effect

[fresh ginkgo]

What 😭

No I mean the year

[cedar violet]

Oh they have been on discord longer?

[fresh ginkgo]

8 years

[topaz garnet]

this isn't D&D or Newcomer-y and I think might be against discord TOS, so

[fresh ginkgo]

😭

[thorn nymph]

i dont think its like okay by discord to transact accounts, no?

yeah precisely, audit

[cedar violet]

I was going to say that

[fresh ginkgo]

Hm, let me read the tos. Will be back soon

[thorn nymph]

dude's actually reading three miles of oh point five text to pull an "actually" /j

[fresh ginkgo]

Discord my number one opp

It’s banned for some reason

I wonder why

[hazy leaf]

are there like monster manuals that i can browse? all i have seen are youtube vids explaining em xd

[thorn nymph]

dndbeyond is the place where i bought mine. i think its the official dnd website, hosting all material you might need

[topaz garnet]

Monsters filtered to Basic Rules for convenience

[cedar violet]

You kinda have to buy it

[thorn nymph]

monster manual, monsters of the multiverse, player's handbook, dungeon master's guide, there's countless

[fresh ginkgo]

Or you could borrow it

I know a place

[cedar violet]

Yeah a library would work too

[thorn nymph]

today is friday. i dont have any business. i could visit the local library if i had a library card for it

oof, struggles of not being a native speaker. arent books rented at libraries? or are they sort of loaned or? i know in finnish its just "borrow"

i mean the word, i do imagine i know the mechanics

[lavish kayak]

i think its borrow but im also not english

[cedar violet]

Borrow

[thorn nymph]

oh yeah, it is borrow. had to confirm online myself

[cedar violet]

You could also use the online library networks your library has if you have a card.(Libby and etc)

[thorn nymph]

i dont

?

[cedar violet]

We should just ignore them

[hearty blaze]

Me agree

So , I just got here, have you got any questions?