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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.

So...................this is what happens when you ask your dentist the question - "does it have to look like a tooth?". I am really loving the latest addition to my hoard.

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This is a photo I took shortly after having a custom implant/crown placed by my dentist on Tuesday.

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He was super excited because no one had ever asked to have anything but a tooth placed. It chomps great, brushes just fine, can floss and everything! Turned out great. Feels totally normal.

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Roll for initiative!

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I have created this d6-based D&D Negotiation Tracker inspired by Draw Steel's Negotiation rules.

The design and layout is heavily inspired by Matthew Perkins' Negotiation Tracker (https://heyitsmattyp.com/store/product/669/), but has been redesigned to facilitate the use of a d6 as a physical tracker, an idea inspired by Mystic Arts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWOw8p4YSxQ&t=263s).

The color palette is intended as an intuitive visual aid rather than a strict color-coding system, with the goal of making the tracker easy to read and use at the table.

Feel free to use it in your own games, and I'd love to hear any feedback or suggestions!

You're playing a Dwarf Cleric or a Dragonborn Barbarian or an Elf Wizard, not a Cleric Dwarf or a Barbarian Dragonborn or a Wizard Elf. It sounds bizarre the other way around. Stop it.

TL;DR what do you tell your SO when they question your DnD time?

So I’ve had this conversation a ton of times with multiple players and I’ve been super blessed to have a SO who understands my time I spend playing DnD. That’s not to say I’ve gotten “the talk” before asking why I spend so much time at a session, but I wanted to know if anyone has a good way that has worked for them.

I currently have a fellow player who is getting the cold shoulder from their SO because they wanted to go to a movie at the same time we have our weekly session.

I gave them the usual advice that I give, but what is it about DnD that causes people to lose it? If it were anything else, it’s not a problem.

Want to spend a few hours at the gym? “I’ll see you when you get back.”

Want to go out with some friends? “Have fun!”

Want to take a college class after work? “Do your best!”

Want to go on a drive by yourself to clear your head? “Drive safe!”

Want to roll some dice with some friends? “Idk why you have to spend so much time there!”

Has anyone been able to put words together in a way to get their SO to understand that this is just another hobby like anything else and possibly explained certain benefits it has?

I mean, I’ve tried a lot… “at least I’m not out drinking at bars,” “I’m getting some social time in with friends and meeting new people,” “I’m learning to keep an open mind to unique solutions,” “I’m learning how all actions can have consequences,” “I’m widening my horizons to see other’s perspectives through roleplay…”

Nothing seems to stick. What do you people think?

Meet Pavlena, a Changeling Cleric, now in a detailed chibi version! I wanted to explore her mystical identity through a completely different art style while keeping her recognizable at a smaller scale. The biggest challenge was simplifying her armor, gear, and accessories without losing the details that define her character. Preserving her mysterious changeling essence was especially important, and I’m really happy with how this stylized D&D piece turned out. What do you think of this version?

8 years ago, I joined a table in college. The table was playing through Curse of Strahd with some very minor homebrew elements (a weapon here, a bit of obscure lore there, etc.). It took about 2 or so years to go through Strahd completely. It would then take 6 years to go from the end of Strahd to the "end" of the current arc we're in; our party had hit level 15 by this point, so roughly 1 level every 6 months. The other four players and I were vocal (but not loud) about moving things along further. The DM "listened" and then proceeded to move at the same pace we were vocal about.

Combats started taking multiple sessions, with the DM insisting on using large groups he controlled fully and individually, often adding in new mechanics. The party and I provided advice, voiced concern, and even started working to make sure our turns were fast so combat would speed up. The DM continued to double down on his combat management.

We frequently brought up the idea of having more money, as we had a group total of 44k to our level 15 name. The DM was admittedly scared at the thought of us possessing a large amount of wealth. We argued that there were numerous things we wanted to buy, but at the exorbitant prices (magic items costing thousands on average, no "home base," hirelings nor support system beyond merely existing), we simply could not afford to spend a coin unless it was something the party simply could not play without.

Often, the DM would take minutes thinking up of a character concept in the middle of an interaction and inserting them, as though the random bartender we were speaking to would play a major role in the narrative enough to warrant a name, voice and appearance when we're simply asking for a drink or information. Sometimes, the DM would go deep indepth describing details that seemed to just drag on without end. Lately, it got to the point where he would ask "how do you want to do this" every single time an enemy died; he had done this before (and we'd ask to skip it before).

When players had specific requests, the DM would usually jump to the worst case scenario for how such a request might be interpreted. If we asked for another bag because ours was getting full, he would say no due to the astral bomb (which is a stoopid move with two O's). If a player asked for a spell, he would say yes only if the weakest part of the spell was removed (something we brought up a few times).

The DM consistently made errors that favored his monsters and NPCs both in and out of combat. Most recently, a monster that was down at the end of a session was given a mulligan and was able to kill another PC. This event in particular helped drive that PC away from the table completely. Other players have voiced issues, and it's gotten to the point where we're worried about bringing up issues because it gets incredibly angry when we voice the same concerns he says he's "listening to" when he's really just letting the words pass him by.

Sometimes, we would devise a plan, directly inform the DM of said plan, then it would be rebuked/rebutted every which way with either minimal or maximum effort. Queueing to us that the sincerity, honesty and openness started to feel discouraged, which feels wrong.

Years of working and eventually, I simply had enough. It wasn't fair for me to stay, not to me or the others. It became abundantly clear the party wanted to play a game, but the DM had wildly different expectations from all of us. On numerous occasions, it was evinced we were on a hard railroad we weren't allowed to get off, even going as far to develop a "fated path" storyline to justify his story in our actions (which held little agency beyond gags and maybe the early removal of a lieutenant here or there). The ultimate story was not collaborative like we all wished, it was solely steered by one person who treated our characters as little more than his plot devices.

So today, I left. I was in charge of the communal documents, so I made copies and gave the originals to the other players. I left the server, a note and a sigh of relief. Call me a coward, but it wasn't about having the last word; it was about finally being done and finding a new way to spend my Sundays. I don't regret it, but I do hope the others find enjoyment regardless of 2/5 players leaving.