D&D (On Topic in Off Topic)

[rain burrow]

Ha

I needed to share this. DnD Beyond has a quiz regarding their latest adventure book, and I wanted to see what everyone's results were.

https://dnd.wizards.com/heist-crew-quiz?utm_source=ddb_email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl_02_09_2023&utm_content=C&utm_term=newsletter - signup 31%2B - not apple mail - last 6mo

Heehee...

[frozen remnant]

This is mine

[surreal vine]

https://twitter.com/deathbybadger/status/1624063442675015682?t=TNbdWJrb9DQfMv_pyCNxcQ&s=19

Oliver Darkshire 🌈 (@deathbybadger)

today's one page rpg is an ancient literary classic retold across the centuries, best known as "Pedro Pascal On The Run With A Magical Child"
(please do not abandon your allocated magical child at the gas station as it voids their warranty)

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Twitter · Feb 10, 2023, 3:11 PM

[bright grotto]

I found a map to a series I enjoyed reading about and I'm trying to find more maps about the place,

If I share it here would anyone be able to identify if they've similar work or know who's done it?

[surreal vine]

Can't tell without seeing it

I know reddit has a whole community for dndmaps you could check too

So if folks don't know here someone there could still point you in the right direction

[bright grotto]

I found it initially on reddit about a year ago but I can't find the post

[surreal vine]

Looks like it was made with Inkarnate or a similar program

[bright grotto]

The map is from a novel called Overgeared

I'm running a campaign base on the world while integrating my pc's into it.

So the world is built already (Thankfully as it's my first time DMing) but I joined at the advice of Phoenix as they said I would be able to meet people who could help me on the more technical side of DnD as now I'm doing more then just worrying about my character.

I appreciate any and all advice if anyone is free

[bright grotto]

Maybe I'll try to ask in that server. The map isn't a big deal but I was able to get one of the starter village so I'd like to get more maps of the following towns & villages if possible

[alpine iron]

Quality Novel

[bright grotto]

I've enjoyed it immensely

[warm bone]

@pulsar laurel you have to type in manually your background feature; roll20’s compendium only contains the books that you own on roll20 (which in most cases is just the SRD)

Also, ask questions in #creation-questions ; #compendium-discussion is for discussion of server rulings in #the-compendium

[pulsar laurel]

Derp sorry thank you for the info!

[sour juniper]

@tidal ridge @quartz jacinth tell me about your new characters.

And who else hit paragon with us?

[tidal ridge]

Daku

And I think Ryhrk if you count that night and not just the game

[tidal ridge]

What do you want to know specifically?

Just the build essentially?

[sour juniper]

What you hope to do with the build + who they are.

[tidal ridge]

Conjuration Wizard Mark of Passage Human, focused on summoning monsters to fight with

[sour juniper]

But yeah basically the build cause who my character is is vague at this point and I need play a few games to pick between two options.

[tidal ridge]

Personality wise I'm spoofing a Yugioh character lol

[sour juniper]

I'm playing either a time travler ninja or a regular ninja.

My first martial character.

[tidal ridge]

Shadow Monk?

[sour juniper]

Assassin and future samurai multiclass.

[tidal ridge]

Nice

What's the split?

[sour juniper]

Going for elven accuracy sharpshooter.

[sour juniper]

Target is 3 assassin 11 samurai

[tidal ridge]

Ooh I had an elven accuracy samurai build that I was debating using as my paragon character

[sour juniper]

Will probably go 4 assassin first and retrain a level in time to be 3 assassin 4 fighter.

[tidal ridge]

Decided I need to sling spells after being a martial for so long

[sour juniper]

It was the other way around for me.

I was contemplating battlesmith samurai sharpshooter

[tidal ridge]

First level in rogue or samurai?

[sour juniper]

Rogue

3 rogue is a good point to start.

[tidal ridge]

If you go 2 rogue/1 fighter you start with archery

+2 to ranged attack rolls is no joke

[sour juniper]

Yes but won't have steady aim assassinate and will delay getting elven accuracy. 🥲

[tidal ridge]

Good point

Steady aim can offset lack of archery

[sour juniper]

Did the math and decided to use sharpshooter selectively cause sneak attack is kinda good enough.

I was mathing for about 3 hours this evening before I made up my mind.

[tidal ridge]

Sneak attack is good damage before level 5

[sour juniper]

Yeah

[tidal ridge]

It starts to fall off once classes get extra attack and 3rd level spells

[sour juniper]

Yup

[tidal ridge]

Out of the 4 of us who got paragon none of us are frontlines

Daku might but idk his build well

In steel I'll have actual summons to frontline with though

[sour juniper]

I'm building 3 assassin -> 4 assassin 18 dex and elven accuracy -> 4 assassin 1 fighter pick up archery -> 2 fighter for action surge -> 3 assassin 4 fighter -> 3 assassin 5 samurai for extra attack -> 3 assassin 6 samurai for resilient wis -> 3 assassin 7 samurai for proficiency in all saves. Then max out dex etc

[sour juniper]

I had a paladin war wizard in mind.

Defensively unbeatable

Dummy thick ac and saves.

[tidal ridge]

Proficiency in all saves?

[sour juniper]

But the ability score distribution was sad

[tidal ridge]

Multiclassing doesnt get you more saving throws

[sour juniper]

Except str and con

All mental saves*

[tidal ridge]

Cha saves are pretty uncommon

[sour juniper]

Int from rogue get resilient wis before level 7 samurai and level seven samurai for cha

[tidal ridge]

and to my knowledge its mostly banishment type things

[tidal ridge]

I'm aware

[sour juniper]

Possessions and charms

[tidal ridge]

Oh yeah possession is one

[sour juniper]

I don't want my damage to get directed against the party.

[tidal ridge]

Most charms are wisdom

I think there's only a handful that are charisma

Either way, 4 saves is pretty damn good

Since you don't have to concentrate on spells con isn't that important

[sour juniper]

The reason I didn't go for frontline is cause I am currently playing a mad multiclass spellcaster that plays like a martial and both having to pick between casting spells and dealing damage and being aware of the ability score distribution are painful.

A martial build seemed so simple and satisfying.

You always know what the correct choice is.

[tidal ridge]

That's fine, don't feel obligated to go in a certain way because of others

[sour juniper]

It's never damn I should've just did damage or damn I should've used a spell. Cause the only option is damage.

And when the only option is damage it is also the correct option one you don't have to second guess.

[tidal ridge]

No more having to think about which spell is the best play

[sour juniper]

Yup.

[tidal ridge]

only play is to deal damage now

[sour juniper]

😂

The peace of mind.

After having played so many support characters.

[tidal ridge]

Honestly I got so used to sitting back and letting the spellcasters carry the game since I was so limited in what I could do

[sour juniper]

Hmm... A certain illusion wizard left the same impression on all of us.

[tidal ridge]

Don't think I'll ever do that much damage but now I can do more than just punch things

[sour juniper]

Imagine a genie warlock casting sim with wish. Mystic arcanums come back on LRs. Both warlock and sim cast wish for shapechange. => 2 drow favoured consorts both hitting like a truck twice and then replacing the third attacks with eldritch blasts. But wait they both have illusionist bracers they do it again as a bonus action.

[tidal ridge]

Good fucking lord

[sour juniper]

We even have a single class genie warlock here.

[tidal ridge]

I'm gonna keep thing simple and concentrate on stuff like Summon Draconic Spirit

[sour juniper]

@hazy latch you seem to be at just the right level for this. Ping me if you're ever about to do this in combat. I want to watch the spectacle if I'm free.

[tidal ridge]

He's a Sorlock I believe

[sour juniper]

Oh that's unfortunate.

[hazy latch]

My Sim is online and so is his Wish, but Shapechange is 9th Level so you can't Wish for it

[sour juniper]

Oh shite.

[hazy latch]

negative, pure DaoLock

[sour juniper]

Plan crumbles.

I almost felt bad for not having done that one my level 20 daolock.

[tidal ridge]

Ah nevermind, you have the sorcerer role so it confused me

[sour juniper]

Now I can chill.

[hazy latch]

I can use Wish for Planar Ally and put a Narzugon + Nightmare or a Deathpact Angel into the field

or 2 of them with 2 Wishes

Main Bilbron adventures from his Sanctuary Vessel now so just pumps out Summons which he can eject from his ring to help out the team

Simbron is running the show now, Bilbron likes to adventure from his bed with wine and grapes

[sour juniper]

Well if the two of them ever go all out ping me so I can watch.

[hazy latch]

yeah, genielock sim is the best sim, MAs refreshing, Invocation shenanigans for spells at will (currently have Witch Sight, Shroud of Shadow for Invis at will, and Chains of Carceri for Hold Monster at will), Limited Wish, and elite Cantrip game
Tomb of Levistus to protect against massive incoming damage

[sour juniper]

@tidal ridge i know you were playing a monk before so it probably didn't affect you but what does a martial do when they don't have access to their weapons?

[tidal ridge]

Having back up weapons is always a good idea

[sour juniper]

I remember using chains of carceri for hold monster once... The creature was immune to the paralyzed condition. 🥲

[tidal ridge]

not just of the same type, different weapons for different situations is never a bad idea

[sour juniper]

Should I maybe try and have a cantrip though?

[hazy latch]

I'm concerned how much I'll actually use it, especially with a lot of Magic Resistance out there

may change it later, we'll see

[tidal ridge]

I had a barbarian carry a greatsword, maul, and glaive for different scenarios

[tidal ridge]

Not sure about that one, I'd imagine the spellcasting mod wouldn't be great

[sour juniper]

My concern now is a game where the whole premise is that we start captured inexplicably and have to manage without any equipment. Which is manageable as a caster but for martials without tavern brawler... 🥲

[tidal ridge]

Casters get screwed without equipment too, no components or foci

[hazy latch]

play a race with a natural weapon, my NDC martial is a Simic Hybrid

[tidal ridge]

I don't think I've ever seen a game that had players start as captured

I have seen an Elder Tempest fight which makes ranged weapon attacks impossible while in the lair

But that was a mithril fight so many ways to bypass it

[sour juniper]

My invocations were all the eldritch blast mods + devil sight + otherworldly leap + tomb of levistus and the deathward thingy dm let me take chains of carceri something in the middle but swapped it out anyway after it proved to have little use.

Tool eldritch adept to get one more invocation on my single class warlock. 😂

[hazy latch]

Chains is for Chain Pact and Deathward thing is from Tome Pact, so you can't have them both

[sour juniper]

If I played a sorcerer I'd probably take metamagic adept and if I played battle master I'd get the feat and the fighting style that gives more dice.

[sour juniper]

I was tome but dm let me pick chains.

[hazy latch]

yeah, my Sim doesn't really need it with all his other offense, just seemed good on paper, if I never use it I'll swap out next level

[sour juniper]

Would this be a better investment than having a teleportation ability like the shadar kai or eldarin?

My current plan is to pick up abberant dragonmark at some point to get a cantrip tied to my con stat.

[hazy latch]

not really, but I like to mix things up for RP purposes, and you can't take the power races all the time

Simic Hybrid really fit my build concept, though

both Manta Glide and Grappling Appendages are critical to the build concept
(Psi Warrior so MG works with Psi Powered Leap and GA allows me to grapple and still use GWM)

[sour juniper]

This will be one of two non variant human/regular human/custom lineage characters I've ever played.

The other one was high elf nature cleric for shillelagh booming blade.

[hazy latch]

I'm a fan of the non feat races, you get a lot of cool stuff and you only need an extra feat if you want to rule T1 as a GWM/PAM or CE/SS

just seems like better RP options imo

[sour juniper]

Aasimars man... Radiant and necrotic resistance is so juicy.

I've always wanted to play one.

[hazy latch]

surprisingly, they're the statistically least favored race

I think they're quite good

[sour juniper]

Most games post plat made me wish I was assimar just for the resistances.

[hazy latch]

two resistances is crazy good

[sour juniper]

This character would definitely be one if it wasn't for the build wanting elven accuracy.

[sour juniper]

I love how my sense of anticipation for my current build's progression has been different from what I thought it'd be when I first decided to make a martial character. I was looking forward to levelups where my damage would increase the most but now I find myself excited about something I was never really cognizant of while playing a casters, not even warlocks... Accuracy.

When I levelled up from 3-4 my chance of hitting a target AC of 16 went up from 43.75% to 65.70% and on my next level up from 4 to 5 it'll go from 65.70% to 83.36%.

[sour juniper]

And 97.30% without sharpshooter penalty. This has opened up a 🎵whole new world🎵of appreciation, for an aspect of this game I never bothered about before.

[meager glen]

Aw man

Sadge it can't be server legal

However there are now cannon Creeper mechanics

[tall edge]

Hey, actually, in my defense the search engine was not working properly when I searched for silver neither silvers @quartz jacinth so it's not that I don't pay attention

I tried not getting it wrong, okay?

[quartz jacinth]

why is the time difference so vast

[tall edge]

That's what I effing thought too! So I was like "oh, I'm totally safe to ping the silvers"

Can I have a half strike since I was just half dumb?

i was lied to by technology sir

[quartz jacinth]

but alas the bot has spoken

if not me if wouldve been someone else

[tall edge]

Petition to fix the search engine

[quartz jacinth]

i just look up the past hour of pings

in the ping channel

manually

[tall edge]

The message was right above me and I didn't see it
But seriously, how do you search for rank pings? I tried @ silver and @ silvers and it doesn't work, is there a way?

[quartz jacinth]

i just scroll up manually and search for the past hour

i triple check cause i want my record to be clean

[tall edge]

No need to beat a dead horse, man

[quartz jacinth]

[meager glen]

If you use the role ID it should work I think (but still manually double check

actually it doesn't

still has issues with Discord search being bad

[tall edge]

Today I learned not to trust the search engine, it's okay

[shell ferry]

Thought experiment: if you were to build Zelda from the Legend of Zelda as a D&D character, what would the build look like?
Personally I think Female Sorcerer with the Noble background, but would Elf or Half-elf be more accurate?

[surreal vine]

I'd think Arcane Cleric tbh

Triforce of Wisdom after all.

Half elf probably.

[shell ferry]

Weird idea for a 3.5 character: Lizardfolk Monk Luchador.
Bright outfit with feathers and face paints and stuff. Decent Charisma Stat, for Bluff and Intimidate, loves to collect trophies from defeated enemies.
Any thoughts?

[narrow violet]

Can’t believe I missed this nostalgic ad vomit from when a dnd player thinks his hobby is mainstream enough to sell cars. https://youtu.be/msDp_k-Fid4?si=6KGSfIPpbQWUIr6E

[meager glen]

https://vxtwitter.com/CHofferCBus/status/1734947730491932929

[alpine iron]

When you wake up and learn Hasbro is still a shitty company

[frozen remnant]

Really not a great sign when you know

launching a new(ish) edition

[alpine iron]

it will be so they can show the shareholders how much money they saved next Quater

so they get and intake of funds to 'boost' the company

[tender coral]

Even mike mearls wasn’t safe

[narrow violet]

Eh builders built it. Why keep them on. At least they didn’t get buried in the foundations of a pyramid like the Egyptian workers (yes I know that myth has been debunked)-although I’m sure they didn’t bury them right before Christmas .

[narrow violet]

I mean this is the last version of d&d right?

[sleek escarp]

My home game dm did an phenomenal job again.

[sour juniper]

Aaaaaahhhh

[sleek escarp]

@zealous orbit I forgot to ask your question. I'll ask him on Wednesday. But here a Pic of the last session

[zealous orbit]

That's incredible! You are really tempting me on spending a lot of money on a 3d printer

[sleek escarp]

Pretty sure it's only the minis, the walls and floor was just foam painted.

Also the longer we play the more decor he creates and can re-use in later games. Like the floor is something he created 2 years ago.

[zealous orbit]

I follow a youtuber that makes all those templates, I should probably try a couple to see how easy it is

[sleek escarp]

Tho the smoke machine was over the top this time 😄

Our next game is schedules in a month because the maquette will not be finished in time lol

We are at the final episodes of the campaign, so I'm REALLY excited to see what he will pull off as finale

[zealous orbit]

If that is not even something he pulls out for the finale, I can imagine he might summon an actual demon to make it more immersive

[sleek escarp]

@clear hull @soft harness my DM brought a smoke machine to the table 😎

[clear hull]

Woooaaaaah

That's so fucking cool

[soft harness]

very jealous

[sleek escarp]

it was a really cool session again

[sour juniper]

I too am very jealous.

I'll cope with it by telling myself French is not one of the languages I can speak...

[sleek escarp]

Custom 3D designed, and 3 weeks of non stop 3D printing, 6kg of resin,hand painted. NEXT LEVEL
Last session of this campaign. The heart breaking BUT AWESOME

@nimble surge

The impressiveness was just not capturable on picture

@zealous orbit ikr I'm soooo impressed

I'm the little wild shaped wolf

[zealous orbit]

This is so cool

The dm is insane for this

[nimble surge]

looks at my 3d printer. Oh yeah that is something I could do with that. That’s pretty cool though Yume

Resin 3d printing I heard is a tough one