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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.

I just joined a game in progress and we're level 6. One of the players bragged his AC is 24. 22 would be considered insanely high at level 6 so I asked him how in the hell is that possible and he just smiled. We have all our characters on DnDBeyond so I was curious.

Turns out he's playing a 3rd party race that gives AC 13 + Dex if you're not wearing armor, and playing a class that gives CHA to AC.

Everything I know about DnD says a Race based AC bonus can't combine with Stat to AC bonus. Dndbeyond is also notoriously bad for adding bonuses to 3rd party content.

Should I let the DM know? If he's okay with it then fine, but not sure if he is.

Edit: Here are the two abilities

Well Protected - Dhampir

Your ability to roll with even the worst attacks means that armor would only slow you down. When you are not wearing armor, your AC is equal to 13 + your Dexterity modifier.

Illrigger

Combat Mastery

2nd-Level Illrigger Feature

Your archdevil grants you uncanny skill in a certain form of combat. Choose one of the following illrigger combat masteries:

Bravado

While you are not wearing any armor, your Armor Class equals 10 + your Dexterity modifier + your Charisma modifier. You can use a shield and still gain this benefit.

Started playing recently and we’re all beginners. DM knows a lot since he’s been reading the book but he’s kinda the only one and directing us. I found a copy online.

So yeah just wondering how much is an average player who is not a DM know about the handbook? Got called a nerd (affectionately) by fellow party member when I was reading it like a school textbook and taking notes on a non game day.

As the title says, I think this campaign is over. I've been in a campaign since Jan of last year, we've played a total of 12ish sessions over that time. One player has made things difficult at first but we worked through it and thought it was okay, however in November I and another player realized we didn't get all the info about what was going on in the campaign during session 0 and we brought up how we were not comfortable about the sexual assault that a character had, and the continued grooming of said character was going on since it was hard no's in our consent checklist. The player that was involved in this got mad, but a change needed to be made, and the DM made it.

At the beginning of this month, I told the DM I couldn't do one of the days and then was told that there would be no sessions this month at all. Found out today that the DM is now working on another campaign with the player who made a fuss about us not wanting that involved in the campaign, and the DM is actively not talking to me. I think within the next few days I am going to be getting a message that the campaign is over, and I feel like I'm losing a friend in the process, since I just didn't want something that triggered me in a TTRPG. It sucks since I love my character a lot, and since it was a homebrew world, I don't think I can use her again.

For example, I love the Wand of Smiles because it’s fun and whimsical, but I have no earthly idea how (or if) you could use one to actually accomplish a task. It just forces a person to physically smile, it doesn’t actually make them happy or anything (technically smiling triggers brain chemistry things that do make you slightly happier, but you know what I mean). I desperately want it (and other items like it) to have been useful to someone at some point but I can’t really picture it.

Long story short my character has a axe from his dad who was from a race that isn’t from where we are.

gm says oh there are some of them looking for a half blood with a axe cool here we go I get to use some of my backstory I tell everyone my backstory (I don’t know why they want the axe but it’s obviously important) we find them with some tracking the leader comes to us and starts talking then another player just literally says “I run him through with my sword” I’m like umm ok kinda rude maybe kill the rest leave one to see why and how they are here.

the gm literally had to pull some bs just to save him twice we get down to the last grunt and a the leader I kill the grunt the leader starts doing some weird stuff he’s on the floor eyes white and with some rolls we figure out his not in his body he’s controlling something but if he dies so does the thing (it was a crow) I say oh well why don’t we tie him up and bring him back the king would be please to know where they come from NOPE another player (not the first one) literally says can I go over and kill him gm doesn’t want to stop people playing the way they want so he has to let it happen like wtf you just killed my hook.

Look I know I’m new but if you can clearly see what is being put on show here at least have some common decency to let it play out is this normal is there a way I can try to progress my story like next time we are at a town ask about my axe or something it’s not just because it happens times to me it’s just like come on.

Ps the two that started it literally have no backstory what so ever one of them is just a dude in armour (won’t take it off won’t talk about himself just here for the murder ok cool if you wanna play like that but not everyone does) and the other one won’t even tell us his name I’m not talking rouge being mysterious I mean if we ask him anything about the guy who is going to be travelling with us and watching our back in a fight I would at least like to know his name

Can anyone help me try navigate this I talked to some others and they basically said yeah it was kinda messed up but they didn’t wanna get involved

Me and a group of friends are looking to play for the first time and was wondering if it might be easier to just use premade characters rather than creating our own.think the set we are looking to use has some so it would hopefully make things less confusing with everything already set up, but then we are missing out on playing with our own characters.

So I have been playing with the same group for about two years and I’m amazed at what we’re doing, how we live in this fantasy world twice a month and go on fun adventures, this wouldn’t be possible without our DM. He created an awesome homebrew campaign world and he is always so prepared, good at improvising and doing funny voices for characters.

I want to buy him the ultimate DM gift, he already has a good-looking box for his dice, and he has a nice wall to make sure we can’t see his notes.

So DMs, what would you like to receive? My budget is €100.

I’ve always wanted to play dungeons and dragons but I’m not quite sure how or where to begin? I’m talking like total beginner I have no idea what a lot of the terminology means or how stats sheets work. Is there a good video tutorial to watch on it? I heard there’s online campaigns but I’m not sure how you get started with those either or if it’s recommended. but I want to be able to know how to play so I feel comfortable joining. Anywhoodle, I’m willing to learn it because it’s something I’ve always wanted to get into but I’d like to ask for help first!

So, I play a chaotic neutral barbarian. We are trying to stop the plague from spreading throughout the land. We napped an evil cultist and I tied her up. I asked her questions and she refused to answer. So, I used physical means to coax her to talking. She refused to talk so I started taking fingernails and scales (she's a dragonborn). She refused to talk and my good, aligned teammates killed her. My question is, would this torture to get information to save 10s of thousands make me evil now?

Edit: hardy har har. Yes I suck at spelling sometimes. The dental jokes are funny asf though. xD