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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.

just looking for some ideas that dont involve players starting a campaign meeting up in a tavern. although there is nothing wrong with it, i feel like its too staple and a trope im trying to avoid even if its juts for the sake of being a bit more original

what are ur best campaign starts that dont involve a tavern

I have a west marches discord that is getting to the point of being ready to launch. Its a caribbean parallel setting where the characters are all based on a ship. Im pretty excited about it.

Anyway I am not getting the interest that I (admittedly quite optimistically) hoped for from my circle of known IRL friends and acquaintances so Im thinking about posting on a LFG sub or something, but this would be the first time Ive recruited someone I couldnt at least get a prior in-person vibe check on.

What is the best way to pre-screen potential players, or is it even necessary? Maybe Ive just spent too much time on r/rpghorrorstories but Im worried about who might apply and would rather sort out any creeps and such before they become embedded in the game world.

Would I be inadequately restraining my autism if I created a reasonably sized application questionnaire that had questions like "What type of character do you like to play?", "What do you enjoy most about TTRPGs?" or "Tell me about a time you resolved an inter-player conflict at the table." It would really only be used to look for red flags indicating a problem player. Im realizing that sounds a lot like a job interview, but is that a bad thing?

I'm playing a paladin in my game, and it's kinda dawned on me that idk what this class is supposed to do. The abilities seem quite anemic, even in later levels. It's very MAD, and everything is either once per day (seriously, why is smite once per day?)

I'm fine with a more hybrid/generalized class, and while I'm new to 3.5e, I understand it's a different game where it doesn't need to be 500 radiant damage a turn like 5e. It's just in a hybrid class, I figured it'd be a 50-50 to 70/30 split on abilities, but paladin is like 90 fighter/10 cleric.

I'm new, so I'm sure it's just ignorance of the workings of the system, so it's a genuine question, not a rant lol

Is there a videogame that is a turn based RPG but built off of the rules of D&D? I'm replaying Pokemon fire red after the rerelease, and the game style feels like it's be the perfect fit for D&D rules. Run around, talk to people, gather loot, fight people in a turn based style, possibly connect with friends and play cooperatively. It just seems perfect to have the playstyle and animation of Pokemon fire red but port over the rules for D&D.

Edit: I am very aware of BG3 but haven’t played because my laptop can’t run it. I have never really considered that there are other BG games lol

Commission I've made featuring Callista, the unimpressed and chaotic evil tiefling.

I wasn't given too much info about her besides that she's most of the time living in a place called a void prison, and she's only set free to aid on missions. Her violent behavior keeps her from coexisting with her peers. Once her quests are completed, she goes back to her place. She has learned to love solitude to the point that she prefers to be alone, although she doesn't mind the company of her annoying teammates once in a long while...

This gal was commissioned by a cool client of mine last year. And I was given the liberty to do whatever I wanted (except for the armor/sword design). I was contacted some weeks ago to give her a little makeup to match her current state. Now I love how she looks even more!

Anyways, hope you like her! If you liked this drawing, consider checking out my other pieces on my socials! or DM me if you'd like a commission or design for your campaing <3

Here's the scenario.

My character is a veteran of a nasty war, he left when he became disillusioned with his side (he was very definitely fighting for the evil Empire before he left).

The party has brought him back into the war, and the themes have been heavily based around building a guerilla resistance movement. The character was reluctant to get back involved, but is now fully driven by his hatred for his previous nation and will do anything to force them back from their current invasion.

The problem is there is now a new hook - a new god that has come to be and is growing in power. At some point the god will become so powerful that it can bend reality to its will, and make it so that it always has been. We have just convinced another nation to join the war in our favour, so there is less need of our party.

The party wants to explore this, but my character is so engrossed in the war that I can't see why he would leave it to solve a theological problem that he really doesn't care about when people are being subjugated and enslaved by his previous nation.

I am enjoying playing the character, and exploring the themes of PTSD, hurt, rage, and redemption - but if the party stops focussing on winning the war I can't reconcile him staying. How would you handle? Is this a "New Character" moment, or do you find a reason to care about the Act 3 plot hook? What could that reason be?

Deep within the Dwarven mines, high above the crevices of the Underdark, lie miles upon miles of track, often with little to no sign of intelligent life seen for days on end. While traveling these tracks, whether on foot, or by mine cart, there is no greater sight of relief than the stumbling upon of the wandering traders. These hardy Dwarves endure long journeys, and long days, of solitude, peddling their wares between the great Dwarvish fortress cities of the North, and are known to be the perveyors of many fine and exotic inventory, any adventurer would envy.

Hi, so I'm playing a barbarian that has an 8 int but a 16 wis and I was trying to make his bouts of random smart things be intimidation one liners but the problem is that the only things I can think of my dm thinks are funny instead of scary so I was coming to y'all for good scary one liners.

This piece was a commission I worked on last week, and I’ll admit I was a bit intimidated when I first saw the references.

Chainmail coif, a long wedding dress combined with plate armor, a massive shoulder guard and a large shield. All great elements on their own, but together they can easily become chaotic.

And on top of that… a huge cross. I’m pretty sure she could use it as a weapon or just trip over it xD

Balancing all of those elements while keeping the design readable and elegant was the main challenge here, but I’m really happy with how it turned out in the end.

~

The character herself is a zealot paladin, raised in a brutal religious order that seeks “truth” through punishment. She sees herself as devoted, even married to her god, wearing white garments inspired by a wedding dress as a symbol of that bond.

Despite her cruelty and dogmatic nature, she shows genuine care for those she considers innocent. Her faith is both her strength and her flaw, masking deep insecurity and a desperate need for control.

I really liked the contrast between her sacred, bridal appearance and the violence behind her beliefs.

I’ll try to post more frequently around here, you guys always catch details I didn’t even think about.

And yes, I do read all the comments xD

If you're curious to see more of my work, you can find me on Twitter as FoxRabiscos, or just stick around, I’ll be sharing more here over time.

Idk about high level monsters, but I think low to mid level ones do.

I had the level 5 party I was DMing for 3 months ago fight a zombie beholder for the final bossfight, and I had to bump it's HP up by a *_hundred_*, just to make it last more than 2 turns.

Like I tracked the level 2 party I'm DMing for now and they dealt 93 damage against an ankheg _in 2 turns_ (although they had advantage the second round bc story reasons)

My level 12 party bullied an adult black dragon

It was a homebrew monster who could cast more spells too but had no legendary resistances (idk much more my DM never shared the stat block with me), and it did not even act

It got banished at the end of the first turn, came back the following one, used its breath once and then died.

Am I the only one with this problem?