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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.

It has recently come to my attention that my players joke among themselves of the sheer amount of "ornate daggers" that they get from looting every enemy. We recently finished a campaign and apparently they had a full collection of everyone's daggers (which, very obviously, don't end up using after the first levels and after they get access to magic weapons.

To me, it is pretty obviously an indicator of status and a personal tool/weapon/eating-utensils that everyone and anyone would carry on themselves at all times.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with them picking some fun at my expenses, and I get it that there is nothing wrong with it, but I would gladly accept any sugestion to vary things a little, and include some other similar items that say "hey, I am a distinguished person" without always repeating the same items

I’ve been seeing a lot of people lately worried about the $150+ barrier to entry for the new 2024/2025 rules. The Starter Sets are great for the physical goodies, but if you’re on a budget or just want to try the hobby out, you can absolutely do it for free.

If you're a new DM or player, here’s the "zero-dollar" kit I usually recommend:

The Rules (SRD 5.2.1)

Most people don't realize the official rules for the 2024 update (the 5.5e/One D&D stuff) are actually Creative Commons now. It includes the core classes, species, and the new weapon masteries. You can find the SRD 5.2.1 for free on the D&D Beyond site or just by googling the PDF.

Starter Adventures

Don't stress about writing a campaign yet. These three are legendary for a reason and cost nothing:

• The Delian Tomb: Literally designed to teach someone how to DM in under 2 hours.
• A Wild Sheep Chase: If you want something more "chaotic/funny" than "serious fantasy."
• Frozen Sick: Available for free on D&D Beyond and roll20, really solid mystery/exploration vibes for levels 1-3.

The Tech

• Dice: You don't need the $30 glitter resin sets yet (though you'll want them eventually...). Just type "roll d20" into Google or use any free dice app.
• Sheets: D&D Beyond’s character builder is still the easiest way to make sure a beginner's math is actually correct.

D&D is a "talk to your friends" game at its core. Don't let the price of the books keep you from trying it out.

What other free tools are you guys using these days? I'm always looking to add to the list.

Ok so a flask of alchemist's fire is a pound, and a staff of adornment can have up to three, 1-pound objects atop it. As far as I know, this is within rules. I figure the flasks would also break if you make a melee attack with them atop the staff, so you can hit people with your stick and set them on fire! Obviously up to your DM to rule on this.

Has this been done before? are there better 1-pound items to stick on a staff of adornment to make it even more powerful?

Couldn't provide the link without it removing my post but it seems to be going on Netflix with "All star players".

Video coverage: https://youtu.be/PMXDAyXNUdg
Written coverage: https://nerdcore.gg/ttrpgs/dnd-announces-actual-play-dungeon-masters/

Dungeons & Dragons announced a new actual play with a unique focus.

First and foremost, it has a star-studded cast featuring two Baldur’s Gate 3 stars in the form of Neil Newbon and Devora Wilde alongside Jasmine Bhullar, Mayanna Berrin from Dispatch and The Dungeon Run. Oh and apparently they’ll even have guest appearances!

Okay, but I’m sure you’re wondering what’s the twist you mentioned. Well first, each season will feature unreleased D&D content – for the debut season, they’re showcasing upcoming content from Ravenloft: The Horrors Within – but not only that, the show will include pop-up tips that explain spells and abilities, map graphics, and other cues to make the game easier to follow and help onboard newer viewers.

This gives new information about upcoming content to veteran players and also helps new players understand what they’re watching. Not a bad idea!

Dungeons & Dragons themselves describe the show as “designed to help fans see how official D&D stories, encounters, and choices play in practice.”

Another interesting new addition is that of Play-Along Packs. According to D&D, each season will have a Play-Along Pack. Then the morning after a new episode airs, a new episode associated encounter will drop featuring unreleased monsters from the new book. The first two are apparently Zombie Clot and Swarm of Zombie Limbs. Anyone who pre-orders Ravenloft: The Horror Within will have access to these Play-Along Packs. A neat little incentive.

It will make its debut on the official D&D YouTube channel starting on April 22 at 6:30pm PT with the first two episodes.

Thoughts?

This is mainly just a rant but advice is always appreciated! So for some context, me and my party are complete noobs when it comes to DnD, and this was our first ever campaign. Our DM has significantly more experience though, so I was super excited to dive into this game! I sort of hyperfixated and did a TON of research on how to play the game, watched videos on how to do proper character builds, and spent hours writing and fleshing out my characters backstory. I even did actual research on how to identity plants and foliage (real and fantasy) for my druid... I really fell in love with the character I made!

The issue is, our DM gave us an impossible to survive first encounter. We tried to flee, but we were completely surrounded by an army of Oni's and couldn't escape no matter what we did. We weren't even rolling bad, some of us even rolled Nat 20's and it still didn't help! It felt like the DM was purposefully making it so we couldn't survive... and we didn't. We got completely team wiped. After the session was over, I asked what was the point in immediately killing all of us off, and he said "I wanted you guys to feel like you're not immortal, that your characters can very easily die". Which is an important lesson I guess but I just feel like maybe there was a better way to do it...

Our DM now wants us to make completely new characters to begin anew for the second session, but honestly I got super attached to my character and I'm completely devastated and don't really feel like playing anymore. Maybe that is just me being childish, especially because my other two party members didn't seem to care as much since their backstory consisted of a single sentence or two. To clarify, our DM isn't a bad guy! He is our friend and isn't maliciously punishing us or anything. I did ask if I could just reuse my character, but he denied the request because it would "cheapen" the death. Am I overreacting? Should I just suck it up and make a new character despite my lack of motivation? Or do I give up on my DnD journey?

Good morning fellow DMs and adventurers!

Last night my wife - who was never played DnD - successfully cast "Conjure minor human". She did use up all of her available ressources but nothing a long rest cant fix.

The result looks great. I've never dealt with that kind of magic before, to be honest I think the result looks a bit odd and at the same time amazingly beautiful. She is also very clumsy and very loud, but the local Conjuration mastress told us the result is exactly as expected, and that such conjurations need time and care until they can show their full potential. Apparently sometimes successfully casting this spell required saving throws by both the conjurer and the conjuree (?), but the DM either forgot to call for them or made them auto-successes, as none were required.

I'm not usually a min-maxer but I'd like to make an exception in this case. As far as I am informed this kind of conjuration lasts indefinitely, as long as we make sure it never drops to zero hit points. We are not planning on that! But knowing that both DMs and players can give inspiration, giving her advantage on some checks if required, and given the amount of people here, I'd request all of you to grant the little girl your inspiration so she can make use of it should she ever need it.

You dont have to verbally announce that, altough feel free to ❤️. As DMs we make the rules, so I rule that even a quick though works. I'll even homebrew a bit here and will rule that "if reading this made you smile or brightened your day, the conjured human is granted inspiration by you". So let us all help her min-max so she can fight evil and help make the world a better place for everyone 🥰.

I hope this post does not violate any rules, sorry if so, and thank you all for supporting this newly conjured adventuress ❤️.

In the world of my group's current campaign, warlocks are illegal (think Spanish Inquisition).

I am a multi-classed wizard(10) and warlock(4). Two party members are warlock hunters. One of them has a history of metagaming a bit.

During the first session, I secretly stole a magical pendant off of a dead warlock.

My main question is this:

*How do I cast warlock spells (such as Eldritch Blast) without raising too many red flags?*

Thats it, thats the post, after my 5th run of Baldurs gate 3 I finally took the plunge, bought some dice, bought a PHB, and will be joining a table of randos at a small rpg convention for a one shot adventure. And I caaant waaaait

Do you remember your first game? How did it go? Any advice to enjoy a one shot with people I dont know?

Okay first time ever posting on Reddit but figured someone on here may be able to explain. So I made a tempest cleric of Talos for a campaign. We are starting at lvl 1. As I was creating her (first time cleric), I realized that religion is an intelligence skill but clerics use wisdom for spellcasting. Did this just not make sense for anyone else? Like clerics who are religious people not having a decent intelligence score bc you usually put stats in Wis, str/dex, and constitution, right? So why would religion be intelligence based? 2014 rules btw!