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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.

Hi everyone!!!

I've been DMing an online campaign for almost 3 years. We played once a week, and everyone seemed to be having a great time. I always checked in with my players to see how they felt about the campaign, if they liked where the story was going, etc. Nobody ever told me they had any issues but over the last year, though, I started noticing something felt off.

We're all on the same Discord server, and we all live in different states, so I've only met 2 of the 7 players in person. I'd randomly log into Discord and see everyone watching movies together. Nobody invited me. Then they started watching a Netfliz show together. They invited me to the first episode, but I couldn't make it that day. After that, they kept watching every week without ever mentioning it to me again.

The same thing started happening with games. I'd open Discord and see everyone playing together. No message. No "Hey, want to join?" Nothing.

The moment that really got to me was when I had to cancel one D&D session. I told everyone, "I can't DM this week, but if you guys end up playing something else, I'd love to join." That same evening I was playing something on my own when Steam showed every single one of them launching the same multiplayer game together. Nobody messaged me.

A few weeks later, one player couldn't make our session, so I suggested in our group chat, "Let's still hop on Discord, do a campaign recap, and maybe play something else afterward." and for context, I know they have another group chat without me. That never bothered me because it originally existed to plan campaign-related stuff. But over time, our shared chat became a ghost town unless I was the one starting the conversation and I think they talk more in their groupchat.

Only one person replied. Nobody else even acknowledged the message. At the scheduled time, only that one player showed up, so we called it.

A few hours later, everyone was online in Discord playing another game together.

It doesn't feel like I'm playing D&D with friends anymore. It feels like I'm DMing for a group of friends that I'm not actually part of.

I've pretty much lost all motivation to keep running the campaign. I'm honestly thinking about stepping away and finding another group.

So i want to know if is tihs normal in online D&D groups? Have any other DMs experienced something similar? Am I expecting too much by wanting to feel included outside of the game?

So a player wants to play as a warlock. Genie’s vessel states that the player can decide what the object is. A spyglass sells for 1.000GP and according to the PHB “If the vessel is destroyed or you lose it, you can perform a 1 hour ceremony to receive a replacement from your patron”

I think the idea to sell the item and create a replacement is creative and although I want to reward creativity I also don’t want my low level group rolling in money.

So do you have some ideas how to prevent this “inifinite money glitch”? I was thinking that the replacement will be something of less value each time the player tries to exploit this. Maybe the patron gets annoyed and the replacement is something impractical (eg something loud or smelly which would give disadvantage on stealth or social rolls?)

Would you allow it? How would you deal with this?

I know that dexterity is by far one of if not the most valuable stat in the game so theres really no need to go on trying to give it more stuff but isut for the sake of the argument do yall think there could be a 2-handed dex weapon that’s well balanced?

Like a 1d10 Curved sword with the two handed property. Not Versatile so you can’t use it with one hand.

Thoughts?

Edit: I really agree with everything I’m seeing you guys say. It seems like it wouldn’t do that much more dmg (~1) than a rapier and it would also remove ones ability to wield a shield or take the dueling fighting style. As long as it doesn’t have the heavy property it shouldn’t be a huge problem. Especially if it’s used in good faith and not used to try to break the game. Thanks guys!

a few days ago i played for the first time (it was a simple one shot just to understand if we like playing the game) and now my group wants to do an actual campaign. im very happy to do it but when i try role playing i just feel too embarrassed and cant let anything out so im usually quiet and watch others interact rather than do something myself. my dm (which is also my boyfriend lol) said that its ok and that ill improve with time but i completely freeze and idk how to stop that. unfortunately not role playing isnt an option since he insists on how important it is

I'm about to start my first-ever D&D campaign, playing a Tabaxi Hexblade Warlock. My thought was to have impulsivity as a defining character trait (impulse being how he came to have a patron), but I don't want to be violently impulsive. More of a "curiosity killed the cat" sort if thing. I've seen a couple posts on here that impulsivity can ruin group's fun.

So how does one be impulsive without ruining other people's fun?

So my party has an awakened raccoon that follows them around and is essentially part of the party. I play it but it’s part of a characters backstory, it’s essentially the players best friend. However it literally has 2hp.

I have a dog, and I genuinely would tpk them and never even consider any harm to the raccoon. But I do pretend and insinuate this isn’t the case. I’ll make close calls or knock him out if I know they have the means to save him.

Since I have a dog I genuinely do not have the heart as a dm or a player to even consider the thought of harming a companion. I have to paint this illusion that I might though.

I’m sure many of you feel the same. I’m curious of the way other DMs handle it or if any players have observed as a player that their companion has literal invincibility in their world. Because I’m not kidding this raccoon could be shot into space and wake up in bed with the player the next morning. Idc. I won’t hurt the little fucker lol.

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I have 18 Charisma, and with my total stats, Inspiring Leader should give 6 players +10HP.

But my DM keeps judging whether or not my speech or dance in character is good enough, and he's only given me half or a little amount.

That feels a bit unfair, and when I spoke to him about it, he said it makes it more fun. But my character is naturally weak af with low health so no, it's not that fun.

EDIT: Thanks for *immediate* input here y'all lmao. Don't worry, he's not a bad DM overall and often gives inspiration when players are funny. I'll pull him aside before next sesh this Saturday and ask what his fucking deal is. Just kidding, I'll maturely tell him what's up. Thanks Reddit fam.

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So... as the title says.

Especially now that stat bonuses are no longer tied to species but are instead tied to backgrounds. Like me personally I have started just completely ignoring the name and flavor of the backgrounds because the stat bonuses are just... too important. Like I made a Fathomless Warlock who I wanted flavored as a sailor before becoming a warlock but the stat bonuses to Sailor and the feat you get are literally useless to me.

So what about you guys? Do you still pick backgrounds for flavor or are they just stat blocks now?