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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.

So, we're running a campaign around Calimshan, other PC's aren't a problem, took a little before finally settling into my Aasimar Gunsmith. The problem I'm having is with our main NPC.

We're basically looking after him,and he's an Automaton that's woken up in the first session, and he can't attack, but he's unable to heal.

So, we're stuck with a member that's basically Volo but worse, and without the ability to help you.

It feels like a millstone around the neck of this campaign, and I've brought it up with the DM multiple times, to the point where my character has lost her shit at the NPC for being a glorified escort, and not the kind she'd enjoy.

How do I brooch to the party that it's just not working as an NPC? We already have contact with his maker, and as eccentric as she is, I'd feel it in our best interests to just say, "Ma'am, I'm sorry, but we're not the right kind of people to be looking after a thousand years old, time travelling automaton".

We can't just say "No", because the DM has placed a large importance on the character's being in the campaign.

I don't hate the campaign, but this one NPC in particular, both as Character and Player, is driving me up the wall.

I’ve always been curious about magic items and whatnot, It’s been on the back of my mind and I just wanted to ask which magic items would be useful for the other members on this sub. Personally my fav magic item is the perfume of bewitching

Basically just the title. 5 players in 5e at first level. My party wants to do it for a one-shot but haven't thought much beyond that. They've asked me (the DM) for recommendations on which domains would be a good idea.

Bonus points if you can think of a god they could all share and still have the domains make sense. Looking at a fairly generic fantasy setting, happy to work it around good ideas as needed.

Obviously I know it depends on the DM. But I want to know what to look for besides good reviews. I always thought payed d&d games were a scam. But a few good friends said it was a good option. I just want to know if it would be worth paying for a d&d session every week or just saving the money for lunch at work 😅. I've been struggling to find a actual online campaign that doesn't die within session 3 due to scheduling issues or the DM making it a novel about their own OCs

If you have ran a campaign for six months and your players are above level 5, let them acquire griffons! I tried that in my weekly game and it was a great experience. Being able to fly around the kingdom gave my players so much freedom, and some of them really connected with their pets and crafted special armor and Horseshoes of Speed for them, which enhanced their roleplay and character customization options. They still can't feasibly take them into dungeons, so it doesn't really matter for game balancing when we are dungeon crawling, which is the juice of the gameplay challenge of D&D.

In my case, my PCs became high ranking agents of the Zhentarim a received their griffons as a perk when they were level 7, but in a different party you could allow a druid to befriend a group of wild griffons, or a barbarian to save a group of captured griffons from being sent to the City of Brass where they will be forced to pull flying chariots, or a bard to save a bunch of griffons forced to perform in a circus. If you are in Waterdeep, griffons are already quite easy to obtain, so the Lord's Alliance could give them as reward. Up to you! I'm certain your players will be excited with the freedom it will allow them, and I don't think it can do any harm to a game! And let me know if you already did something like that and how it went down in your campaign.

I need a funny, memorable name for a kobold butler who is currently serving a Gold Dragon. I'm thinking his first name could be Archibald but im lost on what his last name would be.

Hey folks! It's been about a season since the last time I answered all your questions. I had to cancel a game this afternoo, so I thought it might be time once again to ask r/DnD what your questions are about the profession. Here's a quick copy-paste from the last time I posted:

• The vast majority of my work is online, with clients who have been with me for years.

• Most of my campaigns are completed, with an average of ~80 sessions per adventure, all weekly. Many of my clients have been with me through multiple campaigns. My D&D/PF2e games have all been levels 1-20.

• Right now, I am running 8 regular campaigns. They include D&D 5e, PF2e, SF2e, ROOT, Draw Steel, Daggerheart, and Slugblaster. I have run over a dozen other systems successfully in the past. A few are for private groups that reached out to me for bespoke campaigns.

• I also do birthday parties, bachelor parties, etc. But the income from that is negligible.

• I charge $30 per seat per session, although I started 6 years ago at $10 per seat. Table max of 5 players, 3 hours per session.

• It's enough to make a living! This has been my main source of income for over 5 years. I live on my own in a one-bedroom with my partner in an apartment with my own office, go out and eat with friends, even take vacations occasionally. I am Canadian, but I do have many colleages in the US with the same deal.

• There are dozens of us! Dozens! Well, probably more than even that. According to Startplaying, over 500 GMs have run over 1000 games each since the site has been up.

• My client base is relatively diverse, and quite progressive. Most of my players are just people who want to play more games at a level of commitment/consistency you can't get with friends.

• I do know some full-timers that make 6 figures. No streaming or amazing social media gimmick. They just absolutely bust their asses doing 60-80 hour weeks.

What do you got for me this time Reddit? Want to get into the industry yourself? Or do you just want me to tell your DM he's wrong about Bonus Actions?

Hello! I've been playing D&D with my friends for a few years but very irregularly with months off at a time as we're all quite busy, and I still feel like I haven't fully got to grips with a lot of the mechanics as I was completely new to it when we started. We just ended on a cliffhanger where my character was on 2 fails 1 pass death saves so I'm assuming I'm dead lol - I was a Pact of the Chain Warlock and though I have loved playing with spells, I've found the number I had complicated and have often stalled our campaign with me just on D&D wikis trying to work out what I'd need to do on my turns. Does anybody have any suggestions of classes/subclasses that are on the simpler side but still have an element of spellcasting? And are fun to play? There have been times where I haven't found my warlock character super fun to play, as it's felt like every combat turn it has always just made the most sense to spam eldritch blast which feels samey sometimes.
Our party at the moment consists of a Barbarian, Rogue, Bard and Paladin. I'm really not drawn to the meat-shield type classes, but I'm still considering Ranger or another Paladin? I'm not sure though, if anybody has any suggestions or advice that would be amazing!

Context:
I am a relatively new player in a fresh campaign (we’re heading towards session 5 now I believe) with some friends, one of whom is also our DM. We’re all in college and half our party has never played much if at all.

The Issue:
I have a very basic understanding of D&D and have really enjoyed getting to learn more about it. It’s even more fun because I’m getting to learn with some of my best friends.

However, our DM, bless their heart, is beginning to wear on mine and several others’ nerves. They’re a very kind person and we love them so dearly, but sometimes talking with them takes so much energy.

We hadn’t even ended our third session for more than a few days before they texted every player about character ideas for the next campaign. I’m all for being prepared, but that felt very excessive and overwhelming, especially since most of us are juniors/seniors with full class loads and schedules (we’re lucky all of our weekends were clear). Even more so, they are constantly talking about the campaign, even when no one else has brought it up or even WANTS to discuss it.

We began leveling up our characters, and they took it upon themselves to bring up updating character sheets whenever they could, both to me and several others. When one of my friends pushed back and told them that she was very busy with assignments and school and she’d get to it when she could, the DM set up a time “to talk it over” without asking her or even making sure she wanted help. They did this with several people who were just as vocal about wanting a little break from campaign talk.

What makes me even more upset is that my s/o is part of the campaign, but he doesn’t go to our university, so he calls in over discord. He was so excited to be able to play with us and we all were happy to have him.

The DM has essentially communicated to me that they do not want to have to deal with the “inconvenience” of my s/o playing over call, so they’re killing his character off. Now, I’m not sure if this is an agreement he and the DM had, because he’s conveyed to me that he knew about it, but he’s still so disappointed because he doesn’t get to see all of us very often due to work and other obligations, and he just wanted to have a good time with everyone.

As a whole all of us players have communicated the overwhelm and frustration to our DM, but they haven’t been receiving it well. We’re trying to be gracious because this is their first time DMing, and they do an amazing job, but the overbearing and obsessive behavior is growing to be a little much.

Any advice or thoughts would be much appreciated, as we’re all at our wits end.

EDIT:

Thank you all for your suggestions and advice. Some of it was a bitter pill for me because I get a lot of anxiety when it comes to confrontation/hard conversations. I for sure am overthinking this and will be taking initiative on how to get the ball rolling.

To all the DMs out there, I love and admire the passion and work you all put in and I know that this experience is not malicious or a reflection of you all and the effort you put into making the game enjoyable.

Wish me luck, and once again thank you for your feedback! (:

What would be a feasible way that the wizards tower in Luskan could be destroyed?
My DM stated its an artifact, and cannot be damaged by normal and magic means. And plane shifting it to another dimension is definitely out of the question.