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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.

Just started a new campaign with some friends and on their travels they encountered a discount magic merchant named "Truthful Terry." Now, as you may expect, he was trying to sell them bs magic items such as The Deck of Many Cards (which is just two decks of cards shuffled together). However, he did have a bag of holding, which they bought. After buying it, they did find a dagger inside which wasn't there originally as well as hearing a very faint voice from inside. You may see where this is going.

Now, I am fairly certain none of them know what the Bag Man is, or at least couldn't remember it during the session, but they are thoroughly convinced that there is a terrifying creature inside and want nothing to do with it. They even put in their session notes, "something is inside the bag of holding."

Is there any way I can get them off this train of thought so I can bagman them? I doubt not mentioning it at all would make them forget.
(Reposted from R/dmadvice)

EDIT: I should have clarified before, I don't think I can use it as just another combat encounter like I originally intended, but I do still want to do something with it. Doesn't necessarily have to be a threat or danger to them, more so just want a way to still incorporate this.

I told her I’m down for some kind of custom effect but maybe not that extreme or maybe when she hits level 5 and gets the enlarge/reduce spell. She seems pretty set on the fact that this would only be a negative effect because she can control it when she rages.

Another character is already a Goliath Barbarian so I don’t want him to feel useless if he sees another barbarian that can fly and be as big as he is.

Advice on how to still let her have fun with her character but not make it too OP?

Can be any kind of famous, any walk of life, modern or historical, doesn't matter if they ever played before. They can be a player or a GM, any edition or setting or type of campaign. If you have infinite resources and influence, who do you think would be either genuinely good at the table or at least entertaining to watch?

For me....she's on my mind for obvious reasons, but I do think Dolly Parton would've been the most endearing bard/cleric who has a whimsical backstory and lots of healing spells and brings snacks for everyone. And for that matter, Tim Curry would either be a delightful swashbuckler rogue or the DM who can voice the shit out of a BBEG.

When making characters for campaigns, I found that I have a tendency to give my characters a motivation to adventure related to some sort of tragedy. For example, revenge for a lost loved one, seeking a cure for a curse, or framed for a crime.

What character motivations make sense for an adventurer that aren't related to anything tragic, but would also make sense. Like why wouldn't someone in need of money start a business as opposed to risking their life?

Solving a mystery is the only one that comes to mind.

Venger is no longer with us. The D&D cartoon meant a lot to me growing up. And if you haven't seen it. D&D's youtube page has the whole series uploaded for free.

Hello. Although account but o do want advice on how to approach this or if I need to just relax and go with the flow.

My DND game is play by post, which is great usually. Our DM is an amazing writer, everyone is really fun, no need for notes and we can remember all of our adventures!

The issue is, and it feels like its happening more and more, is a full session--3 to 4 hours--we are getting less and less done.

Writing quality posts and dealing with mechanics can take up time, I get it, not my first PBP campaign, but literally in our most recent session session started with us boarding the boat, a minimal bit of conversation before we took off, and got through half a round of combat before we had to call it for the night.(we stole the boat, they started firing at us, lol :))

It feels like people get too distracted like, figuring out what to do or just... arent feeling it? Were all close and if im just projecting how much attention I feel like we should be putting into getting progression while we all have fun id like to know, and/or how to bring up my concern if its a bit valid.

Thank you so much!

Basically the question in the title. Are there any typical rules that you decided to let go, for example "don't give away your name" rule?

This seems like a very obvious thing at the outset, yeah? Only in practice this doesn't come across, and the two are muddled. Charisma is how well you can present and assert yourself. Likability has very little to do with that.

A character can be perfectly likable and make friends easily, and also have 8 charisma. Charisma will affect how you're viewed by said friends-- and being amiable doesn't mean you're persuasive. Persuasion is more than just charming somebody, and it should cover cynically manipulating somebody's insecurities-- intimidation and deception are more niche in their use.

Being amiable can detract from intimidation and deception, obviously, but *also* persuasion. A low charisma character might be overly honest, or just give people an off feeling of distrust. Being Good and charismatic and friendly doesn't lock you into any role either-- an example of a "good" character who fills these traits, though I use the word loosely, is

SPOILERS FOR DISCO ELYSIUM AHEAD

Evrart fucking Claire.

Despite being an utter slimeball, he is 1. Friendly to the player, nominally- therein, amiable. 2. Charismatic, being a leader, and an effective liar, and 3. Good. This one is shaky, perhaps, but it is rather textual that he has noble goals alongside being a ratherselfish, me-first man. i.e more or less how a D&D hero would be, really. Sure you tip well, and do a dangerous job, but you're using year's wages as pocket change, from the start of the game, by the phb.

Don't be afraid to break the molds and do funky shit with your characters, players AND Dms. Don't let yourself fall into the tropes of old if you don't want to, because of a stat-sheet.

*in before "You guys actual get to play?"*

For me: I don't enjoy players who only ever want to *just peek*. They don't want to open the door, no no no, they just want to *peek* (which at this point I just run as Perception at disadvantage + a flat stealth check in most situations) So, unless it's a moment where we explicitly **need** to be sneaky, I just open doors or if there's an expectation of privacy, I knock.

I also don't love when a table isn't really interacting with one another and are all kind of doing their own things, so when I'm playing I make a point to have my character speak with everyone else's at least once in a session, especially if I know they might have some knowledge on a subject. I'll also use downtime to invite other players to join me for shopping or whatever so that *we* can have antics occur not just me and an NPC.