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I told them I tend to play whatever works as a fill-in character if I'm not a part of the starting party. Need locks picked? I'll take rogue. Need a tank? I'll go barbarian. Need an egomaniac that trivializes every other class and absolutely could do with being removed? I'll play paladin... Actually, no, I won't, but I'll still complain about them. I know they don't deserve the flak, I'm working on it with my therapist.

Anyway, the DM told me "we've really been lacking in the healer support department, a cleric would be great." Okay, awesome! I love clerics! So I roll one up and we begin playing.

Session one, there's a combat to introduce my character, and a couple party members get injured. I offer to heal them, when the sorcerer just... Does it instead?

Okay, no big deal, probably just how they're used to things going without a cleric. So I don't worry about being a healer above all else. Instead I later mention, "it's okay if the heals can't keep up in a big fight, if we can't make it work I can at least cast revivify, and I always buy diamonds if I have the money."

The sorcerer: "Oh, I have Revivify. Don't waste the spell choice."

Me: "... okay... well, I've got a couple decent other spells at least."

Sorcerer: "I took Divine Soul. We've practically got the same spell list."

Me: "..."

what the fuck am I even here for lmao, y'all basically had a healer already????????????

looks like it's back to r/LFG, pray for me.

preemptive edit because it's my bedtime and I don't wanna leave it in the ether for people to waste their own time - I'm not returning to the group, I already stepped away, so the recommendations to talk it out will unfortunately not do much this time. However, your advice is great and I would absolutely take it in any other instance, it's very appreciated ❤️

Exactly one year ago I posted the cosplay of my main DND character in this community. After just one year, I redid the same cosplay and wanted to show these new photos. I’m very happy with how they turned out, even if I had no doubts since I’ve known the photographer for several years.

Regarding the character, who is called Hamyré and is a human warrior, not many things have changed. We have - unfortunately - played little in the last year, even if the campaign has not yet stopped, on the contrary.

I realised over time that she probably suffers a bit from “first character syndrome”, but I became particularly attached to her story and I think I have made up for it a little by expanding her background and her personality over time.

Let’s play a game: make assumptions about the character and I’ll tell you if they’re true or false! ⚔️

📸: @pandographyph on ig
cosplayer: @milkuvvay (me)

Once a valiant warrior, he lost his head in battle and took a cursed pumpkin as its replacement.

Now a fallen spirit, he wanders the fields Halloween night, haunting the living and bound forever to his restless fate. His soul lingers beneath the harvest moon, unable to find peace or leave the world he once fought to protect. Some say his hollow gaze still searches for the foe who claimed his head 🎃

Hope you like it! :)

Long before she became known as Vaelith, she was simply a young scholar fascinated by the mysteries of the night sky. While others studied the stars to navigate the world, she believed they held something far greater: fragments of forgotten histories, unfinished destinies, and whispers from beings that existed beyond mortal understanding.

Her obsession eventually led her to an abandoned sanctuary hidden deep within ancient ruins. There, beneath a ceiling painted with constellations no living astronomer could recognize, she discovered an old book bound in unfamiliar materials. Its pages were completely empty, yet the moment she touched it, strange visions flooded her mind. She saw distant kingdoms falling, forgotten gods awakening, and countless possible futures unfolding before her eyes. When she finally regained consciousness, a strange violet light had appeared within her staff, and the stars themselves seemed to whisper her name.

Since that day, Vaelith has become a vessel for knowledge that was never meant for mortal minds. Her book slowly fills itself with prophecies, although their meanings are rarely clear until the events have already begun. The mysterious energy she commands allows her to bend the veil between the physical world and the unseen, revealing things hidden from ordinary eyes. Yet every vision comes at a cost, and the more she learns about the future, the harder it becomes to distinguish her own thoughts from the voices guiding her.

Now she wanders from one forgotten place to another, searching for the origin of the book and the identity of the presence that granted her these abilities. Some consider her a blessed oracle, others fear her as a harbinger of calamity. Vaelith, however, has little interest in either title. She simply wishes to understand why the stars have begun showing her a future in which even the gods seem afraid.

This character was such a wonderful commission to work on! I really enjoyed bringing her mysterious presence, elegant design, and connection to the arcane into the artwork. Characters with such fascinating concepts are always a pleasure to illustrate, and I am especially happy with how her ethereal atmosphere came together.

If you liked it, here are my social media profiles, feel free to check out more of my work here 🤝

Howdy folks!

The new Becket figure has dropped! It's a 12cm scale big boy featuring your fave Redemption paladin, standing gloriously on a tactlerock (that's tactical rock for you not in the know), looking righteous AF.

It's sculpted by the very talented Joaquin Palacios, who's been an absolute treat to work with on this one!

Check it out here: Joaquin's store page and the STL files here on my Patreon!

Got a resin cast copy on my desk right now that I'm trying to paint in the official color scheme but... mistakes were made. I'm gonna try to trust the process and post the result next week :P

Stay excellent out there!

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My daughter (13) was recently removed from her monthly campaign. It’s hard for her, sent her into a complete tailspin bc the DM has been a close friend for a long time and she enjoyed the time/game. She has adhd and I think for her it was sometimes difficult to hold it together for 8-9 hours of play. Plus one day she was in the middle of something else on her phone so the DM got super frustrated. I think he asked her several times to stop, but never had a conversation w her regarding the consequences. She was shocked and upset when he texted her in the group chat that she was kicked out, citing unproductive behavior and disruption. Is it safe to say that the game probably just isn’t for her? I looked into it and reading the posts here, I see that there is a lot of preparation, time, and learning that goes into it…as well as a ton of playing stamina. Before she started playing she never really talked about it and didn’t show much interest. I think overall she just wanted to spend time w others. Either way, she’s devastated and I really don’t know how to help her. Any advice of what it takes and the kind of person who is best suited for Dnd would be greatly appreciated. Just FYI she’s extremely intelligent IQ is in the very high range. I’m assuming you have to be smart.

THANK YOU ALL SO SO MUCH! All of this has been so incredibly helpful and giving me insight as to the game itself and why it’s so important to be able to pay attention the whole time. I can 100% see her not being able to lockdown for probably more than an hour or two at a time. I’m going to talk to the DM‘s parents because I’m very friendly with them and they are great people. And they play the game and have a campaign that’s gone for nearly 30 years or something. I think that would be helpful too. And then I’m gonna see if I can get the kids to sit down and talk.

I'm DMing a campaign, and last session one of the players pointed out that there haven't been any "puzzle" puzzles. By that, I mean puzzles that are of the "one of us tells the truth and the other only lies", or the "cast a spell related to the school of magic denoted by a certain statue" type puzzles that are used to bar progression through a dungeon.

I asked if they wanted them, and they went "meh - I don't know. Just expected more puzzles in dungeons".

Personally, I find them faintly amusing and kind of silly. Having been a player in a campaign where the DM loved using them, I was always sitting there like "why would the bad guy even take the time to do this? Why not just have a big solid locked door, instead of using a logic puzzle that your enemies could solve?" Hence why I only use environmental puzzles, like "you can just make out a chest submerged at the bottom of 40ft deep pool of uber-mega poison. Have at it".

But thinking about it, I've no objection to throwing them into my campaign if most people have fun solving them - so want to canvas some more opinions on them.

DMs are welcome too, of course - how do you design puzzles to flow well in sessions?

I've been working on a custom faction for my homebrew fantasy setting, centered around a nomadic culture of beekeepers.

These wandering caravans travel from region to region, following seasonal blooms with their giant badgers and mobile apiaries. Different flowers have alchemical properties that can be infused into their honey for different magical effects.

I thought it'd be fun to explore what a D&D adventuring party from this faction might look like! Here's a little lineup of characters, along with a glimpse of their caravan.

Still fleshing out the details, but I've been having a lot of fun with the concept.

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In the process of updating my Instagram, feel free to join me over there to see more like this :)

I honestly feel a bit bad for the treatment Tiamat receives in the Nine Hells.

She was once tricked by Asmodeus, bound to the Hells by his contract, and left with no direct means of escape.

2024 Dungeon Master's Guide, p202:

Tiamat, the Queen of Evil Dragons, is a prisoner on this layer, ruling her own domain but confined to the Nine Hells by Asmodeus in accordance with some ancient contract (the terms of which are known only to Tiamat and the Lords of the Nine).

Despite being tricked, Tiamat was originally loyal to Asmodeus and even served as the ruler of Avernus. Inexplicably, Asmodeus eventually stripped her of this title, turning her unwavering loyalty into bitter hatred.

1e Manual of the Planes, p. 111:

Asmodeus commands the unswerving loyalty of Geryon and Tiamat (layers: 1, 5, and 9).

2014 monster manual, p86:

She also holds a special enmity for Asmodeus, who long ago stripped her of the rule of Avernus and who continues to curb the Dragon Queen's power.

Because Asmodeus refused to treat her with the respect she felt she deserved, her growing resentment directly motivated her to try and escape the Nine Hells to establish her rule elsewhere.

Rise of Tiamat, p7:

The time of dragons dawns. Calling upon ancient magic and a host of draconic allies, the Cult of the Dragon seeks to unleash Tiamat from her prison in the Nine Hells.

Of course, she gets defeated by a party of adventurers, leaving her grand escape plan completely in ruins.

Rise of Tiamat, p174:

If the characters reduce Tiamat to 0 hit points, her Discorporation trait kicks in. The portal collapses as the shrieking Dragon Queen disintegrates and is dragged back to Avernus. She will remain trapped there until someone else can recreate the conditions of the ritual and try again to free her.

Storm King's Thunder, p7:

Evil dragons stirred into action by their dark queen, Tiamat, threatened the settlements of the Savage Frontier for a time. Ultimately, they were defeated and forced to withdraw to their lairs, while Tiamat was banished to the Nine Hells.

Now she is back to square one. Tiamat desperately wants to regain control over Avernus, but she isn't confident she can defeat the current Archduchess, Zariel, in a 1-on-1 fight. Because of that, she refuses to issue a direct challenge.

Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus, p148:

Challenging an archdevil directly is risky, and Tiamat stands to lose a great deal if Zariel prevails.

Tiamat is in a remarkably pathetic position for a lesser deity. She wants to be the Archduchess of Avernus again, but lacks the guaranteed sheer power to take it by force, and Asmodeus outright refuses to give her the promotion. On top of that, she is entirely trapped.

If I were Asmodeus, I would treat the draconic watchdog a lot better. Keeping her happy and loyal seems like a much better way to actually utilize her full potential.

I thought I would post a close up video of one of my Paper mini. My favorite character to be honest, a Dwarf paladin with a giant hammer. ^^ I even made a little thingy to hold the hammer in the back.

How can you not like that little face?, the stache, the beard.. the big beautiful clean shaven head.

It was one of the first mini i created and the one that really got me into creating my paper world!. Its been a big journey since then and I'm still going strong, I have tons of minis and Tile sets and i keep making new stuff every month!

As always enjoy!!