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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.

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If you want to use the website for out-of-the-box play it is serviceable (barely), though filled with bugs, terrible UI decisions, and clunky and ridgid rule-design.

But homebrew? Oh, you're telling me you want to easily add extra attunement slots to a character sheet? Edit a class? change a character in a meaningful way with a specific homebrewed rule, spell, or item? Tough luck, kid.

This website is designed to do one thing: separate you from your money in the greediest, laziest way possible while also trying to monetize your imagination. Wizards of The Coast is not a good manager of intellectual property on the best of days, but with D&D and D&D beyond I feel they have stumbled into the criminally manipulative, and should be boycotted or in the very least a good alternative website should have risen by now that isn't Roll20 or others requiring you to rebuy the same book you've bought 12 times or sign up for a shady subscription model.

I'm sorry if this reads as a hate-rant but it *REALLY* shouldn't be this way. This is one of the most magical and boundless hobbies to exist in the modern day, and watching a soul-less corporation try to juice it like a rotten orange is disgusting

You walk into the deep forest at night, when you hear a mischievious call luring you in...As you look up into the branches a hypnotic display of feathers and a smooth lullaby greets you! Its a Harpy attacking your party!

Wanted to do a harpy and it came out as a good party encounter! Took some inspiration from Baldurs gate sphinx for that creepy smile and vibe : D gotta give enemies/creatures more love with art

Painted her in Procreate and really wanted to get some colorful art but still have it be Dark and moody, found the European Roller/blue roller bird and it set off the color scheme in motion, really like how body fuzz feathers also turned out! Claws might be a tad big but they give her an extra menace/danger attacking mood i feel, can imagine them plucking you up into the night tree canopy after being lured in easily hehe

I recently received a request by a player to draw their Wood Elf Druid character. I wasn’t given much backstory to work from, but I was however given a loose description of his appearance. The player asked that the character wear green robes with a hood, and a bit of leather armor. They also requested for him to wield a branch staff that is growing around Staff of the Magi. They asked that he wear a white mask, but the look of the mask was left entirely up to me. Underneath the mask and attire is a slender wood elf with long white hair, which prompted me to include a portrait in order to reveal his face/physical appearance.
As an artist I find I am very critical of my own work, but this is one of those seldom pieces where I feel very content with the final product. The geometric rendering is a feature that I’ve been using very much lately, and I just think it works really well here. I like to draw in a sort of angular way, which I also feel complimented the characters appearance and general aesthetic. Stylistically, this is right where I want to be. Working on this piece has sort of recharged me as an artist, and I am really looking forward to finishing up my other projects, and doing many more.

One of my players has mending as a cantrip. He has only used it a few times. I have tried to incorporate it a couple times but the opportunity was missed. I have a non torn note ready if he remembers he has it.

What elements have you brought outside of your game to have your characters interact/immerse in the game?

I am 100 characters off to make a post and this is fillerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Just wondering how often is too often/when should I look for another group?

Right now, when we schedule a game, there's a 50/50 chance someone bows out last minute (less than 24 hrs notice). Most of these are reasonably excuses, it just happens A LOT.

And when we do meet up, I think all in all, there's only been one time when people showed up on time. Generally ranges 15-45 min late.

And while I'm enjoying the game for the most part when it happens, it so frequently gets cancelled that I've lost most of my interest. The tardiness has been discussed, but I'm not sure I'm feeling it anymore. Making new plans 50% of the time, last minute, gets tedious.

Just wondering when y'all would bow out. Or perhaps take a long break. Or just stick it out and hope it gets better?

I'm just kind of thinking of my options, and if I'm a good fit at this particular table. They're all lovely people, just not sure we're on the same page

***To add, there's 3 PCs. So when someone is missing, it's just cancelled.

I would look for an additional group, but the one day I can play, is that day.

Nobody has kids, and all have fairly consistent work schedules (all in 30's I believe).

Often you will hear DMs complain that one of their party members is ”too strong”, that their AC is too high or they deal too much damage. The responses are, overwhelmingly, to throw obstacles at the party member that directly attack their weakness. Have a 23AC Paladin? give him tons of dex saves. Barbarian too strong? Intelligence saves. Wizard killing everything with AoE? Have the enemies target the wizard.

This is Bad DMing, adversarial, and cheap. What’s the point of having a high armor class if your DM is just going to force you to make saving throws? Why be good at anything if you aren’t allowed to be good at that thing, and are only hit where it hurts?

Let the players be good at the thing they want to be good at. If someone has high AC, ATTACK them! let them feel the reward for what they put in. Give the fireball wizard a swarm of goblins to massacre.

This doesn’t mean that you should let the players get away with anything. The enemies are not dumb. After whaling away at the tank, they will probably give up and turn their attacks to more squishy targets. If you having a flying PC, maybe they’ll take out their bows. Monsters and enemy combatants aren’t stupid, and this isn’t their first time fighting.

Allow the enemy preparation and individual strategy counteract the party. Sure, John the Fighter is bad at resisting spells. That doesn’t mean all enemies know this, and come with a magic wand of mind control specifically targeting intelligence saves. However, they may be more likely to attack using spells, because strategically that’s the smarter thing to do. Does the barbarian love grappling and throwing the little guys? Don‘t throw the party against an all-ranged fight just because of it. But after the barbarian picks up a few goblins, the rest are gonna clear out of melee range.

Don‘t give the enemies meta knowledge about the party just because you, the DM, have this knowledge. That’s exactly metagaming, and unfair. Don‘t come up with a plan to kill each of your players. Let the enemies do that. Give the enemies tools and resources, make them adapt throughout the fight, and push what they have to the fullest. Sure, the party may eventually come across an encounter that really hits their weaknesses, but not because you’re trying to, but just because the enemies are strong, smart, and prepared.