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Ah, travelers! We don't get many such as you in these parts, not since the Marquis' men took control of the pass. I suppose you're wondering why you can't post images or links on this Fifthday?

Thursdays are Text-post Only Days on /r/DnD. We're disabling picture and link posts for 24 hours to encourage discussion posts.

We originally began this trial about six months ago and the response has been overwhelmingly positive. I've personally enjoyed a lot of the conversations that have sprung up on these days (and a smarter mod would have bookmarked some of them to use as examples* in this post).

As of now we're planning on keeping the experiment running indefinitely. We're always looking for feedback, so please let us know of your experience. Have you been enamored with a discussion post that arose one Thursday? Have you mourned having to wait one more day to see your comic update? We welcome all takes.

The switch is still happening manually, so it will happen around about midnight Eastern US time. If anyone is aware of a way to automate the process, please message the mods.

Perhaps you could discuss this...we've heard tale of a path through the eastern ridge. If such a trail exists we could circumvent the Marquis' blockade and supply this rebellion. Won't you help us, strangers!?

* The first Thursday after making this post, someone posts the most classic question imaginable. This is what it's all about.

Howdy folks,

This one features Kate, the fourth Kickstarter backer who wanted to get murked in the comic, featuring an armor set made from scavenged bug parts (first time drawing that, fun challenge)!

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I had this old monitor lying in a closet for years, and last night I had the perfect plan for it! Strip off the polarizing film that allows the light to be focused and the image to be viewed properly, and then cut that film into player tokens or AOE circles for Darkness and Fog spells!

I need to mount the monitor into a box now, and I’d like to make the tokens and shapes uniform and use film that ain’t sticky on one side. But as a prototype I threw together in 30 minutes it looks amazing! As DM I can wear polarizing lenses to view the entire screen while my players are just as lost as their characters! Immersion!

It's pretty commonly taken for granted here and elsewhere that there are more prospective players than prospective DMs. I DM ~65% of the time and "play" the rest. As a player, in my experience, getting into an online game is not especially difficult. There are loads of spaces dedicated to matching players with games, and many are very active. You can lurk and pounce on a post as soon as it appears on a platform like Discord. Or if the DM is a little more cautious, you can put genuine effort and enthusiasm into an application form and make the cut at least half the time. It's not unattainable; it just takes engagement.

On the other hand, when soliciting players, it can be surprisingly difficult to find what I'm looking for. This is true online, and doubly true in-person. The players I look for need to

1) Understand the vision for the game

2) Be willing to play along with that vision (as opposed to bringing the same style into every game)

3) Commit to showing up regularly and on time

4) Conceptualize the DM as a roleplay facilitator rather than a puzzle-builder

The last point is a separate rant entirely. There's a large number of people who think getting a door open is roleplay. And it can be, but at a fundamental level, that's a puzzle. Recently, I came across the following: "Playing takes literally 0 effort. Just make sure your ass is in the seat at the appointed time."

Mainstream D&D culture has trained people to believe this. DMs are creators; players are consumers. In my opinion, within the best games, DMs and players are co-creators. But as a DM, there's relatively little you can do to incentivize this; it takes some amount of vision on the part of the players.

Yes, DMing requires a higher level of commitment that not everyone has the bandwidth for. That's understandable and fair. But the fact that YouTube has many times more DM tips videos than player tips videos is telling: more DMs actively want to improve their games than players.

I used to DM for a group a couple of years ago and I really loved it. It was a nice group (or so I thought at the time) and we were all kinda friends outside the group. When I had my baby I still tried to DM but life was too hectic for me with learning how to parent my firstborn and planning/running the campaign. I sat my group down and explained that at that time I wouldn't be able to continue to DM. I stated that I would still like to play with them and posed the question if anyone else would like to DM in my place either for a few months while I got more sorted in my new life or permanently if they enjoyed it. I wasn't about to storm back in going right I'm ready you need to step down now. I offered to loan the new DM all my resources such as the sourcebook I was using, DM handbook, players handbook, and a few manuals- monsters, tome of foes that kind of thing.

Nobody took me up on the offer. The girl who hosted us at her house told me she had spoken to everyone and they'd decided not to continue as a D&D group but still do stuff outside D&D. I accepted this and moved on focusing on my new little family. Despite trying to arrange stuff either with the group or individual members, I didn't hear from any of them for almost 2 years. On the rare occasion things were arranged they got cancelled last minute. I moved on.

Then I get a message out of the blue from one of the other girls in the group asking me to come back and DM for them. It came out that they'd been running at least monthly sessions without me for 2 years. The guy who had stepped up to DM in their words wasn't good (more to follow) and as such the group had split up for good this time because they couldn't take all his rules anymore. Half of them sticking with the new DM but the others wanted me to DM this new group of 3 players. I barely got an apology about being ignored for 2 years or explanation just would I come back and DM for them. It hurt to know that they'd deliberately left me out for 2 years when they knew I'd wanted to be a player in their group and still attend sessions. I already formed a new group so I'm not going to be DMing for them I just wanted to have a little rant I guess.

Complaints about their DM that stepped up in my absence

-They do not believe in campaigns only one shots, you cannot take items between one shots but have to play the same character

-The banned in-character flirting between anybody on the table as he feels it's cheating and if anyone tries any in-character flirting it's an instant nat1 roll on whatever they were doing because he won't be unloyal to his wife

-Each session the DM adds a +1 to the dice roll you have to succeed so say you needed a 10 or above to pick a lock in 5 sessions time you'd need a 15. One of my friends gripe was to successfully pickpocket they need to roll a 26 or above (with bonuses) which leads me onto

-DM does not agree with nat20s as they are too overpowered. You get no instant success for rolling a 20. My friend rolled a nat20 and had a +4 on sleight of hand to pickpocket in a crowded market but still did not pass the roll so got arrested because of the +1 each session stacking

-DM does like levelling up and has only let them level up twice. After 25+ sessions the characters are all level 3. They levelled up to level 3 in the last session they did together before the fallout.

-If you argue with the DM or correct the DM you lose your next turn in combat and take 1D4 damage

I'm sure there's some more stuff that I'm forgetting but those are the ones that really stuck in my head.

I know dnd is a broad game and what makes a good PC can vary from table to table. But I’m always keen to find out what good things can a player bring to the table?

For example when I DM all I want is:
- Relatively quick turns
- Everyone paying attention and getting involved
- Good vibes

One of the biggest hurdles for 3D VTTs is the time it takes to actually build a nice-looking map. I wanted to fix that.

With the new Steam Workshop integration in Game Master Engine, you don't have to build anything if you don't want to. You can just:

1. Browse the in-game library for whatever you need (Tavern, Dungeon, Forest).
2. One-Click Download to add it to your own library instantly.
3. Populate & Play by dropping minis and rolling 3D‏‏‎ ‎dice.

It’s all about‏‏‎ ‎getting‏‏‎ ‎to the‏‏‎ ‎"playing"‏‏‎ ‎part of D&D faster. You can also upload your own creations to share with the rest of the community!

I've been a dev on this for 6 years, and seeing‏‏‎ ‎what people‏‏‎ ‎are‏‏‎ ‎already building in the Workshop is honestly the coolest part of the project so far.

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Just wanted to get some input on something, since a few other players and I are a bit soured on it.

For context, our party had an encounter with a group of pirates in a bar that wanted to fight after our sorcerer antagonized their captain.

Our DM warned that while it was nonlethal combat, it would be a tougher encounter.

The map we were on was massive, and all the pirates could fly.

I, as a level 8 Moon Druid, and our winged kobold ranger were the only ones who were able to fly without using a spell.

Unfortunately, right after my turn, I was immediately taken out of the fight by banishment, and then the pirate who banished me immediately fled combat.

Our Rogue attempted to chase after them to try and break their concentration. But with the pirate who banished me being on the other side of a 70x70 map from where the rogue was, they were essentially out of the fight as well, trying to chase down this pirate.

The rogue and I both argued that the fleeing pirate could at least try to hide or stick to the back line. That way, the pirate was still out of the way but still somewhat possible to reach. But having them essentially leave the encounter by having them on the other side of a massive map and then flying away with next to no chance of being hit with a ranged attack feels pretty bad.

I have no issue with Banishment itself, but when you are in a 2-3 hour combat session and essentially have to sit and watch everyone else play, and then not even have a chance for someone to help, it feels really bad.

It stinks too since the DM and I were excited to have a wyvern fight since one of the pirates was a Werewyvern. We were both hyping up the encounter only for it to fizzle out since the DM called that banishing and fleeing was a tactical decision, which I somewhat understand to a degree.

To be clear, my DM is great; a few others and I just feel like what happened with the banishment and fleeing was rough.

Am I overthinking and reacting?

I’m trying to conceptually separate these two duelist subclasses. Even though they are quite similar, they definitely have their differences, and I’m looking for characters who embody either a Swords Bard specifically, or a Swashbuckler.

Using cartoons, anime, comics, manga, TV shows, or movies etc. would you guys happen to have any ideas for characters that fit each of these categories separately? Thank you so much for the help!

The party goes up to a door or gate. A slot opens and a man on the other side says, "Password?" The face of the party replies, "Uhh delivery?" There is a long pause. You hear chatter behind the door. Even though no one remembers ordering something, they all know it's possible they may have ordered something a month or more ago and just forgot. They don't want to risk losing an important package. They open the door and the party ambushes them.