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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.

The party is now convinced this is true, despite the complete lack of evidence gathered by their “investigation” (cornering townsfolk and demanding answers); and the numerous other blatant non-truths he insisted upon them.

I’m now need to make a real plot involving the king that has led to this conspiracy theory in world for them to discover.

Is it "just because/because every other fictional dragon does that," or is there an actual lore explanation?

I know for Black Dragons they collect old coins so they can gloat to themselves about how they outlasted them (Edit: Outlasted the empires/kingdoms/etc that the coins came from), and Blue Dragons collect sapphires because its the same color as them, but I don't know about the other Dragons. Well, I remember that Gold Dragons collect works of art, but I don't remember why. (Source: MrRhexx)

Do they all hoard things purely because of some motivation unique to their type of dragon? Or is there some other reason?

Hello friends!

My players are likely to encounter a witch in the upcoming session who grants wishes, for a cost.

The wish part will be easy, because that is player-based. But the curse/cost part is trickier, as I want it to feel heavy but not super mean. (Most of my players are new to dnd)

One of the Pc's is basically Nott from the mighty nein (although they have not watched it)

but thoughts?

It felt like they didn't respect me or my time. I would've said something but I already had in the past, and it felt like they just didn't care enough to make meeting a priority. So I gave it some thought, and I left the group.

I had no other friends IRL who wanted to play, but I wasn't enjoying myself at all and I know that no D&D is better than bad D&D, so I took the leap and bowed out.

I still wanted to play, so I tried to think of ways to find a table. I looked online, but no one in my area had a post up or replied to my messages.

So I said screw it: I wrote down what kind of game I wanted to run, how often I wanted to meet, how many players I was looking for, and some other basic info. Then I designed a flier for it, printed a bunch of copies, and hung them up around town.

Within two weeks of putting them up, I had about a dozen responses - triple my original goal of gathering four players. I read through and contacted the people who lived in the area and who were okay to meet weekly, like I wanted to, and added them all to a Discord group.

Fast forward a bit, and we just got out of our first session a few hours ago! We all laughed a lot, everyone had a blast, and they said they couldn't wait to meet again! They even voluntarily brought snacks, something that happened maybe once in my last group, if ever.

I went from dreading the inevitable last minute cancellation, to rediscovering my passion for running games, and it was only about a month in between.

So to anyone who's running a group and isn't enjoying themselves, you can find the fun again. You just have to be willing to take the leap of faith :)

So, I’ve been playing DnD for a bit, and I’ve been finding a conundrum of basically running into rough patches with DM’s.

Such as finding myself unable to create my character the way I’d like, or by hunting for specific items that’d assist not only the team but myself, and when given the opportunity to craft, I’ve been told that would be too powerful. ((This one I just would like to clear up the creation of items, is tied eventaully to a multi-class I’m preparing))(((this is a first time dm so I’ve given a benefit of the doubt but still comment on occasion with things that arguable could’ve been done better)))

In another problem dm, he basically caused a force SA’d scene when I thought my barb/fighter was just getting into a bar fight. (He apologized but basically cancelled future sessions even while I told him I’m down to give second chances((why?! Do you know how hard it is to find a campaign when you don’t know where to look?)

To this last one who is making a fantasy medieval era WW2 Germany scenario, that entails that anyone not human would be put in “camps” so I create a elf, war vet(got told he’s not, because “he wouldn’t survive the war” even though he’s a medic, I tried arguing he didn’t see much of combat, and when he finished serving he just f***** off to a forest that he purchased under citizenship to basically hermit away from society. Was promptly told no.

So what can I do different? I’ve tried talking to em about it, and it seems that a lot of DM’s get headstrong when told what they’re doing doesn’t make sense.

Ok, so here's the context:

I'm a brazilian dude who plays D&D occasionally, but these days I've been wanting to play a little more and was thinking of getting in an online group, and the idea of finding one with people who speak english sounds fun too.

The point is that i don't really speak english that well, and I'm afraid that I won't be able to play as well as i would in my native language.

I'm not asking anyone to accept me on an online group, but i was thinking that if i get comfortable with the idea, would people be ok playing with me along?

So, what do you think about this? Would it be a problem?

Eyebrawl

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the blood from your face is on the fists of the eyebrawl.”

— Sarah Six-Shot, Monster Martial Arts Coach

In a recent survey on monster hunting, hunters were asked to identify the most obvious weak point when fighting a monster. Over 80% responded with “giant glowing eye.” Historically, many eye tyrants have found this to be offensive, and expressed a strong desire to “punch respondees in their smug little faces.” A few aberrant dreams later, those desires produced striking results.

Tunnel Vision. The lack of eyes on the stalks and the extra protective plating over their single brow leave eyebrawls with exceedingly poor depth perception. While other eye tyrants might circumvent this glaring weakness with careful analysis, clever positioning, or specialised equipment, eyebrawls solve the issue with brute force. Barreling headfirst into any obstructions is an efficient way to remove them, and blindly throwing punches in every direction is an effective way to prevent enemies from flanking or attacking from behind.

Fiery Fists. Oddly, eyebrawls still have lacrimal glands and tear ducts buried beneath the rigid impact plates on their pseudofists. Rather than saline tears, these glands produce a variety of volatile slimes that coat an eyebrawl’s fists and anything those fists happen to pummel. These explosions are handy for taking out enemies, but can also be used to blow through stone. Many eyebrawls take pride in their precision explosions, carving their own caverns to live in with detailed sculpture and scroll work blasted into the walls.

Get a free PDF v1.01 of The Eyebrawl here!

My son who is 12 really wanted to start DnD so we got him the Borderlands starter set. Naturally I opted to be the DM for our family adventure. I have to say, everyone including Abuela is having an amazing time. I have been enjoying preparing for our sessions and learning more about the lore and rules of the game. I find prepping for our sessions to be very relaxing and a great escape from reality! I am looking forward to our 6th session this weekend and have some home brewed surprises cooked up for the PCs.

I also acquired the guide to Ravenloft and look forward to threading some narrative hooks into our current campaign against the Occultists. The narrative I am writing is that the Cult is trying to create a portal from Shadowfell to the Keep and there is a fog/miasma that is turning creatures feral and ruining the crops.

To help the party get back into it at our next play session I prepared a one pager summarizing their adventures so far using home brewery. It is so cool to be able to produce your own slick home brew content. At any rate, I see a lot of posts about nervous first time DMs. My advice would be to read the source material and get into it. Have fun adventuring out there!

I am a very new DM and I do have a bit of trouble with the roleplaying part. I would like to ask for any tips to role-play better for the players.

Still pretty new to D&D and just made a character I’m kinda hyped about 😅🐲

Kobold Oath of Redemption Paladin — 2’2”, exiled for being too merciful, Dex + shield build, carries a stuffed bear named Sir Fluffles.

Any tips, ideas, or things I should watch out for?

https://www.dndbeyond.com/sheet-pdfs/ZachMcLain12177_160361014.pdf