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I dont really like it.

Every time there was any kind of dispute on a rule or mechanic, the DM would ask us if we wanted to homebrew it to work in our favor. At first I didnt think much of it, but then the DM called us his 'Customers' and that's when I realized what I didnt like.

I believe in the DMs word being final say. But in this enviornment the DM wants to give us stuff so we dont leave the table because we're paying him. Since we are, in fact, his 'Customers' before we're his 'Players'.

Oddly enough, rather than paying a DM to DM for me, I think I'd instead want to pay a DM for the 'privilege' to be in their game. Though I think I'm done with paid DnD in general.

Anyway, this is just me describing my thoughts and feelings on the experience.

Illustration I finished painting today, I wanted to depict a spell and action that allows a user (probably most commonly a sorcerer) to heat up their hands to the point of being able to melt through anything, for short hand to hand attacks. Spell would be able to be turned on only for a few seconds and be very risky. Danger of overheating would be high, probably a saving throw after each use that if failed would deal few fire damage to the user. Pros of this spell would be mostly related to being kind of a "hax" it would melt though almost anything, and be able to melt locks, or for example automatons like on this illustration.

The constant arguing over pure sandbox vs. railroading always misses the mark for me. If you have to shut your players down or force them down a path, you're already losing half the fun. The best part of DMing is giving the party total freedom, but knowing them so well that you get them to think and do exactly what you had in mind, while they're 100% convinced it was their own idea. All it takes is leaning a bit harder on a specific detail when describing a room, or playing into the right player's greed at the right moment, and they do all the work for you.

For the DMs here, what's the best bait you've ever dropped at the table without the party catching on? And for the players, have you ever realized months later that your "genius plan" was actually fed to you by the DM from the very start?

I didn't even fully understand the rules. I just collect the dice.

This is my most recent commission. Honestly, I’d love to share some backstory for this character, but I don’t have any; I was given a great physical description and managed to create this drawing, but I forgot to ask for the history—my bad. So, folks, what kind of backstory can you imagine for this Leonin Barbarian? What situations and hardships turned him into the warrior he is today?

By the way, I’m accepting commissions; if anyone is interested, feel free to check out my profile or send me a PM—I’m at your service.

TLDR: first time DM asking: what apps / systems / software do you use for session music / ambience sounds?

Hello all. Last night I DM’d for the first time (it had been a long time coming), and loved it. I’d spent time putting together a story and battle map, how each character was intro’d and the group really smashed it with what they brought to the table. Was rounded off with proper level 1 combat against giant rats, with the party all getting into slicing / dicing / sniping / blasting!

However, I found managing the music / ambience the in background whilst doing everything else a tad clumsy. Anybody have advice on systems/apps/software they use to manage the music? In particular if music or ambience moves on, best way to have it flow rather than feel like a sudden stop in sound and another cutting in.

Thanks all.

Image attached just to mark the “first time DM-ing” occasion - the party eradicate on giant rats that have infested the city supplies.

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Artwork I made of Rivaan, the past life of my Verdan character.

A bit of context, keeping it short: our party discovered that, in the past, our characters were the main forces behind the BBEG of our campaign, the Last King.

Our memories of that time were erased by a guild, and our bodies were reverted to a state from before we first encountered the Last King.

My current character is Guevald, a Verdan Paladin raised by a fairy in the Feywild. But in their past life, they went by the name Rivaan.

Rivaan was a Fighter(Echo Knight) and Warlock - pact with That-Which-Endures as a Great Old One.

Rivaan can be very agressive, after all they had to survive a violent war on their own years ago; and unlike Guevald, Rivaan never found a place to call "home".

But deep down, they're still emotionally vulnerable. The pact was made of a desire to never feel alone again, granding they the Dark Gift "Echoing Soul" and the echos of the fighter subclass.

Kolbo is a monster hunter who travels around dealing with dangerous creatures using a trusty javelin. He was raised by a dwarf after losing his parents when he was young, and much of what he knows comes from the practical lessons his adoptive father taught him. Kolbo has a distinctive appearance, with scales that are a mix of red and turquoise and beige-colored skin. He's used to life on the road and prefers solving problems directly rather than making a big deal out of things. While he's experienced his share of hardships, he doesn't dwell on the past and focuses on the work in front of him, taking on monster-hunting jobs wherever they're needed.