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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.

My party has been playing together for about 5 years at this point and I woke up to our group chat a few days ago letting us know that one member is leaving. Everything seemed fine and we had plans to play this week. We are all friends and I haven't heard of any personal issues within the party. I texted her after I saw the message and I still haven't heard anything. I hope everything is okay, but this just feels so out of character for her. Maybe I'm being dramatic, but this feels like a break-up. She didn't mention anything about us all still being friends in the text. It was a "thanks for the memories but I'm going to go now" message. Thanks for listening. I just needed to get this off my chest to a community that understands how heartbreaking it is to lose a good party member.

Edit: Thank you all so much for your kind words. It truly helps. I agree, I think something happened outside of the party and they need to take care of themselves. I don't think it's a suicidal thing because of the wording, but I appreciate those who were concerned about that.

I sent her a text along the lines of "I know this was a hard decision, but I support and care about you". Like you all said, trying to convince her to stay isn't the move. Especially since I know it wasn't easy to leave.

I really can't express how appreciative I am of your comments. I didn't expect anyone to respond and was kind of just shouting into the void. Thank you so so so much.

(DnD 5e)

One of my players is a warforged and they wanted to try and use heat metal on themselves. How would you handle the situation?

Let them roll the Saving Throw and take damage, let them roll concentration to see if they keep up the spell and then letting them add fire damage to an unarmed strike?

Or maybe they're harder to grapple then?

I love that they're being creative with their spells and I dont want to just say "no thats not working"

I'm a fairly new DM and don't really know how to handle it tho.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

This is my character Zhúzi (it means bamboo). Originally I had her for a campaign two years ago but that never continued, so this is a remade version from this year!

Originally she is inspired by the chinese jiangshi, the hopping vampire. That is what's written on her forehead. She also suffers from amnesia before the reanimation so me as the player, have also no idea what her backstory fully is which makes things interesting. She'll be a monk in an upcoming campaign :)

I recently started working on a portrait series for a bunch of DnD characters/npc’s I had lying around from past campaigns. Pretty sure her name was Oofa. She's a very nice young lady, kinda stout for an orc. I imagine her with an Indian accent and a zest and passion for life. She’s a bit of a nomad mostly traveling by sea helping as a ship strategist (a guard for illegal goods). She’s a very outgoing character but finds her peace in quiet outdoor places with pleasant scents and a warm cup of tea.

I always get a bit nervous drawing the more popular spells such as this one. I also find spells with more abstract or internal effects hard to meaningfully depict. Which all in all, made this one fairly challenging. I think the final concept works and I managed to not play my hand of all the tricks to depicting speed boosting and save a few for similar spells in the future (there are so many).

Haste is a such a cool a powerful spell. I find myself often wanting to cast in on my own wizard and attempt spellswording even when the character is not built for it all. Conceptually, I wanted to really lean into the adrenaline surge aspect and having a short time limit to work with. I'm curious to hear if anyone has any unique ways of flavoring this one for their character.

You can get this a print at my Etsy store:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/TarikHavoc

You can suggest and vote for future spells or get this spell as a printable card on my Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/Havocs_Library

For days, a dense and unnatural fog has clung to the waters surrounding a lonely lighthouse. Ships have begun avoiding the region, sailors whisper of strange lights beneath the waves, and the lighthouse beacon has gone dark. With no word from its keeper, you have been sent across unnaturally treacherous waters to discover what has happened and restore the light.

What waits within the tower is more than simple neglect. Something has taken hold of the lighthouse, creeping upward from the sea and twisting what was once familiar into something else. As you approach the docks in your small raft, your task echo's in your thoughts - reach the top and restore the beacon. The light must burn again. But to some, the beacon serves a more sinister purpose.

I have been wanting to print a lighthouse for a long time now to use for a one shot and I finally did it! Now for the hardest boss of all... Player attendance.

Major Artifact

Semi-Ethereal: The Ring is a bridge between the physical and the spiritual. You are pulled halfway into the Ethereal Plane whenever you wear the Ring: only ghosts and other ethereal beings can see you.

Life Stretching: The Ring cannot provide life, but it can stretch the life you currently have. While you own the Ring you no longer age. Every century you own the Ring, permanently lose one Charisma or Constitution, whichever was lower when you first acquired it. If this reduces a stat to zero you are transformed into a wraith.

Power Amplifier: Whatever you're good at, the Ring makes you better. Your proficiency bonus is doubled while you own the Ring and tripled when you wear it.

Fallen Angel's Soul: The Ring acts as a soul jar for a particularly powerful fallen angel. It actively seeks to return to him or make its wearer into a suitable replacement. Every century you own the Ring you must make a Charisma check with a DC of 10 plus the number of centuries you've owned it or permanently move one step closer to Lawful Evil. If you deliberately act against the Ring's desires it may choose to inflict extra checks, especially if you seek to destroy it. The Ring is a sapient magical object with Int 20, Wis 10, Cha 20.

The only method of destroying the Ring is to use the forge where it was made: Sammath Naur, in the volcano Orodruin. The Ring must be melted in the lava of the volcano. Upon entering with the Ring you must make a DC 25 Charisma check or attempt to keep the Ring for yourself.