>>97055043
The best gnome is a dead one. The second best gnome is one that is blissfully unaware of morality as they advance their own interests.

>>97055043
man that entire subplot of Arcanum is so blatantly one of the writer's fetishes. not allowed to interrupt it, you just gotta watch it.

>>97052588
>First, what if later the players pesters me about some bullshit reversing or whatever to gain use of it
This is a rather disturbing fear. Have you had experiences with players that would try to push boundaries in the past? If I were your player, asking you, as the DM, to cast this on me, what assurances would you need from me to assuage this fear? I fully intend to break the Geas consistently and regularly; it is used as a perverse inverse reward mechanic for my character, for practicing the teachings of her deity.

Is it even possible? Could I request that you take what I scaffolded out, and manipulate it such that it would fulfill your own mechanical requirements?

>second of all it would break my sense of consistency because I balance spells differently
Are you willing to elaborate on this? I can, at least, explain my own thought processes here. I'm a Cleric with a D8 hit die and a modicum of constitution. Under the conditions defined therein, there is no circumstance where I could ever be forced to make death saves by the effect, from full HP. It can simply never deal enough damage, unless I'm vulnerable to one of the damage types. The outdoors damage values are an abstraction of convenience by the divine. The Physic bit is intended for use in dungeons proper: daily guaranteed "level x d6 damage" is too much resource expenditure, even in a casual narrative campaign.

>>97052690
A 10th level spell is just as wholly uncastable by the game's mechanics as a non-spell. Furthermore, I was restricted by 5e tool's basic functions. If I could have just deleted that block entirely with what knowledge and skill is available to me, I would have. What I did was intend that the spell couldn't be cast by mortal means: I created it as a 10th level spell precisely because it’s impossible for players to cast under normal rules, while still being constrained by the game's mechanics in a way that readable to everyone at the table.

reposting from last thread

Pinterest being full of shitty ai slop has finally made me want to fucking commission an artist for a character portrait

>>97055573
Do so, man.

>>97055573
commission a smut artist, crop the image so it serves as a portrait for only you to know your character is blowing out a back/having theirs blown out.

why would a former wizard whose research into wild magic damaged his spellcasting ability join an adventuring party?

>>97055867
seeking to find a way to restore his magic by plundering dungeons of mad wizards.

>>97055867
if adventurers in your setting make good money, circumstance allows him to ignore the risks to acquire the wherewithal to go about reobtaining his lost power(s)

>>97055867
Have you seen the price of spell ink?

>>97055202
>Are you willing to elaborate on this?
Casting time 1 or 8 hours, range touch, saving throw if the target is unwilling (or the "roll until 3 successes or failures" save, like Contagion or Flesh to Stone). This puts it firmly into the realm of reasonable and I wouldn't have much issue with it anymore (I'd still prefer backstory curse with attached damage rolls if the player really wants them). No save and endless range are the biggest offenders, the existence of this spell means the party should logically transform into a gypsy caravan, at all times travelling with every person precious to them because otherwise the BBEG could get ahold of the spell and use it to weaken them

Another issue with an unbalanced level 10 spell is that players may eventually get to cast them, I introduce other level 10 spells already (usually for enemies or as scrolls), a magic item that can "steal" a spell isn't out of question, and the campaign may extend into homebrew epic levels where the players can cast level 10 spells.

>>97055043
>TQ
I liked the gnomes in 4e. They leaned more into the kind of fey side of things.

>>97055043
>How do you like your gnomes?
Keeping it short:
>deep gnomes
>rock gnomes
>tinker gnomes
Ontologically awful and worthless.
>forest gnomes
Borderline tolerable.

I'm half kidding, but in Dee and/or Dee terms I really don't care for any flavors of gnomes save the forest-y and fey ones. I have no love for the wacky inventor gnome archetype.

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>>97055573
You can disable most of genai stuff in pinterest now, go to setting>refine your recommendations>genAI interest and untag everything.
I used to ask a lot in the Drawthread I was like at around 200 deliveries) but with a decent job, I can commission something every now and then, though I'm trying to not spend too much after doing the math of what I spend on that+on miniatures/paint.
If you need some artist recommendations, I have a decent list of trustworthy ones. Pic related, one of my lastest comm', a very dick ass rogue that was fun to play

>>97056208
Well, with all of that taken into consideration, your fears are understandable.

I have never, in all my days, even heard of a table that even entertains the idea of seriously using or ever intending to use spells higher than 9th level, let alone actually bring them into common contention; your situation seems unique, outside looking in. Virtually every setting or cosmology I'm aware of establishes that magic of such magnitude is banned by its deities, because of its potential to destabilize that reality.

I ended up not changing the spell at all when I gave it to my DM, and he said something to the effect of "Woah. Well, alright." Neither particularly impressed nor disappointed.

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>be druid
>Level 5: Wild Resurgence
>you can expend one use of Wild Shape (no action required) to give yourself a level 1 spell slot, but you can't do so again until you finish a Long Rest.
That's fucking it. Every day you gain one additional 1st level spell slot that doesn't disappear after a long rest. Go on a month longth vacation and gather 30 spell slots!
Your welcome.

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>>97055043
>How do you like your gnomes?
You only know you love her when you let her gnome
So you let her gnome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBumgq5yVrA

>>97056861
What a goof. They couldn't even think to just phrase it as "regain" a spell slot, or allow you to spend the wild shape charge in place of the spell slot to prevent

And these people get paid to design this.

I fixed Arcane Archer.

Arcane Shots are no longer a resource, you just get one per turn, every turn.

>>97058326
That probably breaks things with Banishing Arrow, although that could probably be fixed by just adding an extra restriction to it.
It seems downright necessary in the context of making any of the other arrows useful though.

>>97058353
Even with infinite AS you still deal less DPR than BM, at range, while receiving zero benefits to melee.

>>97058373
Sure, but DPR doesn't matter if you're successfully preventing the target from getting a turn every round. If there's just a lone enemy, it doesn't matter if it takes you 5 rounds to kill it instead of 3 if the enemy only got in 2 round of attacks instead of 3. Killing enemies quickly is only important for giving enemies fewer turns to act.
That's why I mentioned Banishing Arrow specifically, because it's the one most likely to break this change. And having infinite Banishing Shot gives very little reason to bother with any of the other options.

Better would just be to have the old Arcane Shot resource system apply specifically to Banishing, having it function independently of your other arrows, and then make the rest a free 1/round. That also solves what to do about the level 15 feature.

>>97056505
>If you need some artist recommendations, I have a decent list of trustworthy ones. Pic related, one of my lastest comm', a very dick ass rogue that was fun to play
I wouldn't mind a list

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>>97058450
Mind you, some of these aren't opened, you might not like certain styles, but I can say that they were all a joy to work with and their prices were fair enough. Most of them are on twitter, some on bluesky
@salartmander
@RatCate
@artwins.bsky.social (pic related, my first character who went through a whole campaign)
@_beidak_
@aliumfungus
@franck_sabatier
@notzzombiecat
@doublemacdouble
@warickaart
@cromafterdark (like a few other artists there, discovered him through the drawthread
@Askren
@AbsintheOTL
@BabilonSlavdy
@oddl3mon
@BiribinhaAtom
@Spunge_png (did the rogue in my previous post
@lumin_artz

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What is your current party doing in this situation?

>>97059029
Picking up a power spear capable of killing a Sorcerer King.

>>97059029
Sleeping. They have a long adventuring day inside a cultist fortress ahead of them.

>>97059029
letting the other, more capable people in town take care of it, they've got a different job and something tells me spider village doesn't pay very good.

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>>97055196
You also take a morality hit if you kill the gnome at the end.

>>97059029
One monk would be flirting with the spiders
The other monk would be "scouting ahead" to try and cut a deal with someone involved with this mess
The rogues would be keeping lookout
The bard and artificer would probably investigate the spider web for any magical properties; maybe capturing a spider for testing
The fighter would find a sturdy building to begin fortifying as a base camp

how much did official nu-artificer change from 2024 from UA version?

>>97060873
I don't think they've actually released it yet for the 2024 rules aside from the UA

>>97060873
There's a preview breakdown on D&D Beyond: https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/2106-whats-new-with-the-artificer-in-eberron-forge-of#tinker-s-magic-level-1
Magical Tinkering and Tool Expertise are gone with morn mechanically focused features instead and plenty has been changed too.

>>97060985
>Removed the original utility-focus of Magical Tinkering, tool expertise, & the ability to attune items from any class/restriction
Into the trash it goes.

>>97061041
I'll just keep using the old version des

>>97060985
>>97061041
I'm not sure why they even removed the Tool expertise, given it's such a minor feature. The replacement does technically seem to be a buff, since now you can drain one of your infusions to regain a spell slot, or use slots to recharge items, but I'm not sure why they felt the need to get rid of the expertise at all.

Magical Tinkering it seems like they just swapped it out for being able to basically conjure basic adventuring gear a few times per long rest. Except you need a set of Tinker's tools to use that feature, so instead of paying 50 gp, you could probably already buy everything you'd really want
Just to go through what is on the list:
>Candle, Lamp, Torch
Outdone by a Light cantrip
>Paper, Parchment, Bedroll, Blanket
>Basket, Bucket, Flask, Jug, Pouch, Sack, Vial
These are things that aren't very useful when they magically vanish after an hour
>Block & Tackle, Crowbar, Pole, Rope, Shovel, Tinderbox
Useful tools, but useful to the extent that you'd probably rather just carry them. It's 23 pounds instead of the 10 for Tinker's tools, and you get to have all of them at all times instead of 3-4 of them for an hour each.
>Ball Bearings, Caltrops, Net, Oil
Consumable hazards, but you'd need to use 50 of them before you break even on the GP cost. And at a rate of 3-4 per day, you're probably hitting mid levels before you even use that many.

There's probably a couple I missed, but a lot of what's on there is either entirely useless to conjure for an hour, or something you should have already thought to pack.
I was never a big fan of Magical Tinkering either, since it just mimicked a bunch of cantrips, but mimicking cantrips is better than mimicking basic adventuring gear. Unless I'm missing something, it just feels really pointless.

I wouldn't say they ruined the class or anything, but I also don't see any real reason why they even bothered to change most of this.

Anyone got the updated races from the new Eberron book?

>>97061805
There's a new Eberron book? Does it actually do anything or is it a 2024-version?

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I’ve got the subclasses at least

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>>97061926
They all seem pretty good to me honestly. Battlesmith seems the least interesting to me, but I’d gladly play any of em.

>>97061932
I had a player run Battlesmith from 3-14 in 5e and he had fun with it. The defender added solid bulk and because he had sharpshooter, he could easily just hang back and let the defender tie up enemies. Bringing back a lot of HP for a single spell slot is very powerful, to the point where he began to shoot it to bring it down and bring it back up if it was critically damaged. I gave him schizophrenic whispers that he believed were from the defender beginning to gain sentience (it wasn't, he was just a senile old man) to somewhat successfully curtail the behavior.

>>97056861
>druid 5/sorc X
Now you can change your infinite 1st level spell slots into infinite 5th level spell slots.

>>97059029
>lights match

>>97061932
>>97061965
I've played armiger and battlesmith. I much preferred battlesmith. The doggo is just a lot of fun. Armiger is kind of just you're a big bag of HP and AC and zap people to make them attack you. Occasionally casting a spell to break the monotony.

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>>97062156
>armiger

>>97062156
>The doggo
lack of flavor, the demented Italian had a 6' tall mechanical boxing cricket

>>97061926
How the fuck did they manage to nerf Alchemist of all classes?

>>97061932
wotc legitimately sucks at their jobs, and the new team is somehow even worse than the old one.

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How do you guys feel about minotaurs that don't sport bull heads? Picrel inspired me to make a more human like subspecies of minotaurs for my campaigns, being more placid, docile and more interested in crafting than combat, and often found far from other civilized lands.

>>97062599
Exceptionally boring. That's just stripping away all of the mythological aspects and making it another generic beastfolk race.

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>>97062527
you know why

>>97062599
just play a satyr/faun. jesus

>>97062616
>another generic beastfolk race.
my man, minotaurs in dnd are already the archetypal generic beastman race.

>>97062634
I'm sorry to hear you run minotaurs in such a boring way?

>>97062650
It has nothing to do with how anyone runs them, any dm can make minotaurs soar with intrigue and depth of character and culture.
But they exist as RAW as the number one most generic monster with a bullet point in the entire game.

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How do I make a boss that's actually mobile and not get engaged by the martials and eventually nuked down by the casters without resorting to "and the boss cries out and d10 hobgoblins emerge".

>>97062822
misty step, dimension door and other such spells. legendary or lair actions. disengage as a bonus action.

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What the fuck is going on. I just want my physical book, please

>>97062599
That isn’t a minotaur. Literally the one thing that defines a minotaur is having a bull’s head.

>>97062822
This >>97062838 will make for an enemy that can traipse about safely, but you can also just give them absurd resistances or bonuses while in motion. If their thing is speed, then you could flavor it as such intense speed that they're nearly indistinct while moving and impose disadvantage on attacks made while they're using a Move Action and have them take half damage while moving. Or maybe give them the ability to ram into/through creatures and also have half of the damage they take from AoO rebound on the attacker. This will make it so that players can still engage the enemy, but not without cost, so instead of it getting to just outright ignore AoO or movement penalties there's a game of wagering whether the attacks are worth it.
Add in additional effects like rider effects when they move a certain distance or attack after moving and you'll have an interesting zippy enemy for the players to engage with.

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What are some other good 5e conversions of older modules? Other than the official ones or the Goodman Games conversions.

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>>97061805
Yeah, I got you.

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>>97066502
This one doubles as Half-Elf

>>97066501
>core feature still dunked on by a first level spell
incredible

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>>97066521
>>97066502
I'm happy we got an official Aberration species; it most likely means when we get this Gith, they'll probably be Aberrations as well. Warforged are FINALLY Constructs and can be Small-sized! It's bothered me for so long that these guys were humanoid and forced to be medium for some reason, even though they're crafted beings.
>>97066509
Disguise Self doesn't physically change you, nor does it change your voice, nor does it allow you to become small sized. It does change your clothing and visual appearance temporarily.
Changelings can shapeshift into a different species forever and use Disguise Self to change their clothing and equipment's visuals, so I think they complement one another.
>>97066516
Why is this still mid...

>>97066567
>Disguise Self
Detect Evil and Good automatically sniffs out any fey within 30' for up to 10 minutes.

>>97062822
>Bonus Action
>Teleport [Recharge 5-6]. The boss teleports to a space it can see within 60 Feet of itself.
>Legendary Actions
>Quick Step. The boss moves up to its speed without provoking opportunity attacks.

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>>97066587
Oh, that's fine, not a lot of creatures know that spell.

>>97066611
Except, you know, anyone with access to a paladin or Cleric spell list.

>>97066630
If a PC figures out you're a Fey from this that's fine imo, but looking at the creatures in the game, it's pretty rare for them to have this spell. Even Priest and Knights don't have this spell unless your GM specifically gives it to them (Which is fine, but a DM could give whatever spell they want to any creature they want).

>>97066521
>>97066516
feel like there's still a little bit more they could do with shifter, to be honest. like, couldn't they at least have your choice of a climb or swim speed or something?

>>97066502
my kalashtar is eating good though damn

So you guys still playing 5e? Anything fun happening right now?

>>97066794
Nah. Trying Draw Steel and Daggerheart over the next few weeks, seeing if they're just celebrity hype or if there's usable systems in there.

Ok so the Grave Cleric I DM for indirectly broke one of the tenants of his God. What do I do about that? I know clerics aren't Paladins so they don't have oaths to break per se but it does feel like there should be some kind of ramifications but I'm unsure how severe to make them.

>>97067020
When next he meets another of the faithful, they give him a task for atonement. Noncompliance results in an inquisitor being sent after him.

>>97066521
why would anyon play a small warforged when they could play an autognome?

fixing elves

>Ancient: You have proficiency in the History skill, and can add a d4 to any ability check you make with it.
>Trance: while you have at least 1 hit point, you can't gain the Unconscious condition against your will.
>in addition, when you take a Long Rest, you enter a trance instead of sleeping. If you do, you can finish the Long Rest in 4 hours, provided you don't engage in light activity. At the end of the rest, you gain proficiency in two tools or weapons of your choice until the next time you finish a Long Rest.

>>97066501
Death no longer reveals a Changeling?

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>>97067416

>>97067416
wtf wrong thread, never made that mistake before. I'm getting OLD

"Me? I was fourteen. Got caught on a burglary job. The magistrate slapped a brand on me—said I had a debt to pay. Didn't give a shit how old I was. Sold my contract to some noble bastard with a thing for… unusual pets."
(She picks at a nail, the false cheer starting to crack.)
"His grand amusement was 'civilizing the savage.' Teaching the devil-girl her letters. He made me his parlor trick. Poetry. Etiquette... how to curtsy without my tail gettin' underfoot. He loved that. Made me practice until the stone floor was stained."
(Her eyes lock on them, all pretense gone. Her voice is now cold, clear, and sharp. She gestures vaguely to her own horns.)
"He'd pat my head, right between the horns, and tell his guests, 'Watch my little Lambkin bow.'"
(Her voice drops, becoming a venomous whisper, imitating the noble's condescending tone.)
"'Go on, Lambkin. Read for us. Let's hear how my little lamb can speak.'"
(She gives a sharp, jerky gesture towards her tail.)
"He even tied a little silk ribbon on it. To match the theme, I suppose."
(A short, ugly laugh escapes her.)
"Real cute, right?"
(The energy is brittle now. The street slang returns, but it's rapid and jittery.)
"So I played the good little pet. I learned the whole layout. How his rotten mind worked. Where he stashed his shiny things."
(Then, the veneer shreds)
"You would not believe the things people confess when they perceive you as furniture. When they think you're just a decorative lamb waiting for the slaughter."
(The switch is instantaneous and total. A low, guttural, street-level snarl.)
"When I cut out, I turned his pretty lessons into my own damn enterprise. Now I rob every last one of his kind blind."
(She finishes with a final, flat, guttural snarl.)
"Call it a balancing of the scales."

>>97067636
Is this AO3? Am I on the wrong website?

>>97067649
No, this is f-list, anon. Keep up.

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What's your character's opinion on wizards?

>>97067636
That's nice, anon, but there still aren't tieflings in this setting.

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>>97067705
No sense of right and wrong.

>>97066521
i like how warforge are specifically between 3-4 feet and 6-8 feet. there are no 5 feet tall warforged, they would be abominations. only tiny and fucking massive.

>>97066502
i also think it's funny that kalashtar have the average height to play in the fucking nba too. sarlona sends only the most serene of ballers to dominate the courts of khorvaire.

>>97067705
Only good wizard is a dead wizard. Those greasy fucks turn to defilement any time they come across a mild inconvenience.

>>97067636
>proving the evil bigot right by robbing him and other blind
do you see the issue here

>>97067981
>We must be better tieflings
Lol
Don't be a cunt ass noble
Or if you are at least be one of the cool ones like Divayth Fyr

>>97066521
>construct
>>97066502
>aberration
>>97066501
>fey
Isn't it OP to be anything other than humanoid. You auto get immunity to a bunch of spells. Constructs can even enter halloeed ground.

>>97068080
It's situationally powerful, but spells and effects that care about your creature type are rare and it'll be irrelevant 99% of the time. As a DM, all of my players will encounter situations where their character has a particular advantage, whether from a mechanic or something narrative related like being acquainted with one of their backstory NPCs.

>>97068080
On paper it's a buff and nerf
In practice it basically doesn't ever come up
I have been using Nystul's on 5 characters from 3 to 20 and have never once been targeted by them across a couple dozen DMs

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elves

>>97067636
Now what is her motivation to join an adventuring party to go on dangerous missions?
Doesn't seem like she wants anything in particular and is doing well enough robbing nobles now.

>>97069229

Good question. Officially: She ran out of low-hanging fruits that she could pick on her own. Unofficially: "Funny thing about *stories*...they cut both ways."

>>97055196
>>97060388
Remind me - didn't the guy outed himself as openly neo-nazi by the late 00s?

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DM bros, what are you planning for your christmas themed session?

My friends only want to play 2014 5e because that's what they're used to. I wanted to try out 2024 5e because I like many of the changes, but whenever I look online for games, it seems like there are ten 2014 5e games for every 2024 5e game being advertised. What's up with that? Is 2024 5e really that unpopular?

>>97059029
Give Burning Hands a reason to exist past lvl2.

>>97062822
You don't. Welcome to 5e. Find a better game if you want better combat.

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>>97066794
My 5e 2024 group is on break until after Christmas, but our GM just got a job, so I'm assuming our time playing is coming to an end at some point. Gonna use that oppertunity to sell my group on playing Shadow of the Weird Wizard.

With how busted the Dragonmark feats are, how does one balance what to play story-wise with what is most optimal?
A Fighter can use the Mark of Storm to get Conjure Minor Elementals and go to town on an enemy, but whats stopping everyone from being from a Dragonmarked house?

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Is there any mechanical difference between arcane and divine magic in 5/5.5e? I remember there being rules differences in 3.5e but I haven't really looked at the newer editions until recently.

>>97070575
Nothing that's hard written into the book, and some classes have overlap between the two (Bard), but generally "arcane" spellcasters like Wizards, Sorcerers, and Warlocks, have less options of party support and usually suck ass at healing unless they have a dedicated subclass that's themed around the divine

>Want to get back into GMing
>grab some old scenarios I have run before that I enjoy running
>They're 2014 based
>Look for updated versions
>Only one of them was updated for 2024 and it's the second part

Gonna kms

>>97070575
The closest thing to a distinction is which spellcasting foci you can use. Casting while wearing armor is just a matter of proficiency.

>>97070595
2014 and 2024 are similar enough that the distinction really shouldn't matter. At least not in the context of a module.

>>97070595
The only thing that an old module might have problems with is that monsters may not be updated to match 2024 rules, but that's really not a big issue.

>>97070614
>>97070627
Ah, alright. That makes me feel a bit better about this.

Thanks!

>>97070363
If we are not playing in Eberron, I figure i would tell the player no, even with a refluff as to not set a precedent with a whole group picking it; but I doubt that would happen, people usually don't like picking the same races/classes. Its not that busted and doesn't guarantee a win in every encounter

>>97070363
Well, for one, the dragonmark's spell list aren't free-cast. It's just a 1 or 2 spells from the dragonmakr feat.

If you have a Mark of Storm, your only free-cast spell is gust of wind. The rest of the spells in the list? Need the spell slots to cast them. And I don't see an eldritch knight getting 4th level spell slots for CME until level 19.

It's either full & half-casters that can fully take advantage of the dragonmarks. At least the boon of syberis allows you to cast an 8th level spell for free or one from the feat's list.

>>97071506
Okay, I see where I went wrong. I'm pretty sure in 2014, you got free casts with the Dragonmark spells, so I must have assumed the same in 2024.

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>>97071506
>>97071612
This is still possible due to the Potent Dragonmark feat. So a level 9 Fighter or Monk with Mark of the Storm [Origin Feat, Potent Dragonmark [Level 4 ASI] can cast Conjure Minor Elementals at 5th level once per Short or Long Rest.

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>>97071953
For context Mark of Storm.

>>97070363
I solve this by not running games in Eberron.

>>97070363
I tell the player no

>>97055196
>not allowed to interrupt it, you just gotta watch it.
That's just The X-Files reference.
I fucking love how perception of that quest is evolving over the years
>2001
>Everyone gets the X-files joke
>Late 00s
>People start talking about jews and nazis
>Late 10s
>People start talking about fetishes

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after currently playing a support druid i want to munchkin it up for out of the abyss, which is our next campaign. what are the strongest builds out there? sadly we're playing 2024

>>97074108
I hear berserker is really good in 2024

>>97074108
Nothing sad about 2024, it's better than 2014 in almost every possible way.

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Give me some backstory ideas for my new Aasimar Ranger

>>97074288
Do you have any particular background in mind?

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>>97074278

>>97074296
What I'm thinking of at the moment is Guide and that he's an adventurer

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>>97074305
I already stole Knuckles once, so I'm going to steal some of H'aanit's backstory from Octopath Traveler.
Honestly, any Octopath Traveler character makes a good PC, but I digress.

Past:
-Lived in a remote village in a forest.
-Born as an Aasimar, PC was seen as a good omen
-Trained and taught by various tutors, specifically trained in Ranger skills by a skilled mentor
Inciting Incident
-Mentor left village on a request to hunt down a fearsome beast
-PC leaves to see what happened to the Mentor and possibly slay said beast
Getting to the Party location
-PC was on their way to the location the mentor left to before his disappearance or PC was not given a location and is looking for whatever clues he can find.

PC has a goal and can use the mentor/villagers as a way to add more NPCs depending on how much you're willing to add. If you want the Aasimar part to be more relevant, you can also have their birth be a mystery that could also be solved along the way.

>>97074304
In general it is better than 14. Most of the core gameplay is the same, but players actually have better choices in general and no trap dogshit subclasses.

>>97074356
Oh nice I can work with this, thank bro

>>97074018
what reference

>>97067705

Mixed feelings. My character praises scholars and appreciates knowledge but distrusts power and magic is powerful and dislikes the ivory tower part of the package.

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To those with access to the new Eberron book, which weapon mastery the double-bladed scimitar has now?

>>97075110
Its not in the book...

>>97055043
>>97060388
My day is ruined every time I am reminded of this quest"line". It is one thing to have something so horrible happen in the past, but its another to have it to where you can never meaningfully resolve it in anyway.
At least let me kill the fucker who did it.

>>97062599
"Guys, what if I just make minotaurs but attractive to me personally instead of to normal furries?"
If you want to run a game where all hybrid species are kemenomimi, its your game. However its not cool or special.

>>97066431
I think those are your only real options unless you want to get your hands dirty.

>>97075370
>but attractive to me personally
>not attracted to giant cow tits
what are you, a fag.

How much 3rd party and homebrew stuff does 5e have? For some reason I just really like how 5e plays compared to 3.5e but I really like the depth of options 3.5e has.

>>97075724
There's a fucking ton of it because it's an incredibly popular system

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Obviously I could do it myself because its piss easy, but has anyone released an updated version of swords bard?

>More or less same proficiencies as Valor, probably no access to heavy martial weapons
>Fighting style
>One weapon mastery
>Nerfed flourishes (defensive flourish was too good)

that actually begs the question on how should the flourishes be changed

>>97075724
The third party books are what makes 5e worth it to me. Here are some good ones.

Monster Manuals
>Tome of Beasts
>Monster Manual Expanded
>Flee Mortals

Adventures
>Odyssey of the Dragonlords
>Dungeons of Drakkenheim

Rules
>Armorer's handbook - upgradeable weapons and armor
>Valda's Spire of Secrets - new classes, subclasses etc
>The Warrior's Codex
>Free Mystara Handbook https://www.rpgmp3.com/mystara-players-guide/

There are many more but WoTC are fucking retarded and have only gotten worse with time. As much as people on here despise 5e I like it because of the immense community support and resources.

>>97075804
any good 3rd party subclasses worth mentioning?
I'm going to check that Valda's spire of secrets book, but may as well ask if you know more

>>97075439
>is attracted to giant cow tits
what are you, a furry?

>>97075886
no just a red blooded man who wants his offspring to be well fed.

>>97074778
Nta, but the whole gag with that quest is that you are put into an X-Files conspiracy, where you are a powerless spectator, all the evidences evaporate and you are left seething that you can't even prove the very real conspiracy you've just exposed. That's pretty much how the myth arc was going through the 90s, before people figured out this is all just bullshit (and before LOST redefined what "bullshit" even means in the TV land).
It's one of those zeitgeist things that make no sense whatsoever from modern perspective. Similar is how the game portrays Microsoft and Gates as the dominant power of the IT and makes cheap jokes about Apple and Jobs utter incompetence - made perfect sense in 2000 and was very period-accurate, but just by 2010 it became already complety dated, as Apple overcame Microsoft without even trying (and that time period was easily the worst for MS, too), so you now have to EXPLAIN to people the whole joke.
And don't get me started on various wuxia movie references, because they were already vague when the game came out.

tl;dr Arcanum is overcrowded with zeitgeist jokes that now fly over people's heads

>>97075898
>where you are a powerless spectator, all the evidences evaporate and you are left seething that you can't even prove the very real conspiracy you've just exposed.
The difference is that arcanum doesnt just make the half ogres vanish, they are still part of the plot and accompany every other gnome the entire game. if it was just a few gnomes that vanish from the game, sure
plus it being weird breeding slaves in detail which x-files obviously never even hinted at makes it less fitting as a reference and more weird kink shit.

>>97075910
>Missing the point this hard
Can you prove, in-game, by the time the quest wraps, that there is the conspiracy?
Do you have, in-game, by the time the quest wraps, any evidence of the conspiracy?
Nigga, did you ever saw a single epsiode of The X-Files? Or are you at least familiar what's the show about?

>>97075910
>It's a fetish thing when a race of small people breed for themselves a race of giant, loyal bodyguards
Zoom zoom zoom!

>>97075916
I'm kinda baffled at what you are strawmanning. nothing was said of proving or revealing the conspiracy, what are you on about.

>>97075936
And I'm baffled that you are so clueless you are sitll in your fetish world, while the whole thing is laid down to you. Pretty much what >>97075926 said at this point. Your generation us fucking helpless when it comes to interpreting things that aren't spelled out to you in big, bold letters and using simple, short words

>>97075946
>its zoomer to see fetishes hamfisted into writing under the guise of a reference it doesn't reflect at all
sure, your ragebaiting is bad though.

>>97075838
It’s not a very serious book. More for a tongue in cheek setting. For example some subclasses I liked were
>Future you patron warlock
>Muscle Wizard

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>>97075959
It's all on anyflip here https://online.anyflip.com/zxhop/jhrz/mobile/index.html

>>97075959
>>97075984
It may not be very "serious", but it has more flavor and roleplay hooks than WoTC's books. Ty anon for posting the link on anyflip!!

>new Cleric player wants a dog
>look at the rules for Sidekicks in Tasha's, seems like a good enough way to go about it
>confirm with the Cleric that he wants to use the dog in combat as well, then let him know how sidekicks work and tell him that he'd be customizing its appearance and abilities and that I'd be running it in combat and RPing it
>Cleric tells me not to bother if he's not going to totally control it

Am I being an asshole if I insist that I run the dog? I'd like to have some kind of plot hook down the line where the dog is a minor avatar of the Cleric's god, so I want to have some control over it for RP reasons.

>>97076247
>Am I being an asshole if I insist that I run the dog?
No, because otherwise it amounts to him getting an entire class feature for free.

>>97076178
>more flavor and roleplay hooks than WoTC's books
100% WoTC do nothing but make sloppa.

>>97076247
No, you are already trying to meet him halfway and want to build upon it with rp hook, its commendable. There aren't a lot of way for a cleric to get a permanent pet/summon anyhow. I think I would just allow control in combat though, but as >>97076294 its a borderline class feature and I can picture the player complaining if its not powerful enough like a ranger beastmaster pet

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>Bigby's Hand
>The hand doesn't occupy its space.
>Interposing Hand. The hand grants you Half Cover against attacks and other effects that originate from its space or that pass through it. In addition, its space counts as Difficult Terrain for your enemies.
I see what they want you to do with this now. Just set the hand on your space, and now you have a +2 bonus to AC and Dexterity Saving Throws. Plus, the rare case where a foe runs into the area it's difficult terrain for them.

>>97076247
You're already going above and beyond by giving him an entire sidekick just like that instead of saying "here's a mastiff, look after it". If he wants a pet he can control in combat there are classes/subclasses for that, otherwise he can find and train one during the game

>>97076247
>You decide who plays the sidekick. Here are some options:
>A player plays the sidekick as their second character-ideal when you have only one or two players.
>A player plays the sidekick as their only character-ideal for a player who wants a character who's simpler than a typical player character.
>The players jointly play the sidekick.
>You play the sidekick.
It's fine to run the dog. I gave a player a Sidekick Mount and let them play it in combat, because it's a Mount.

Why do I find myself drawn to just playing humans?

I'd like to branch out a bit, play elves, aasimar, and tieflings, but I just keep making humans over and over.

>>97077460
humans can be anything without hoops needing to be jumped or typecast into one trope or cliche.
play a tabaxi that isn't a rogue, play a tiefling that isn't a warlock or paladin. play a gnome that isnt an artificer. people will always side eye you.

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>>97077460
Humans are familiar and therefore more relatable. Humans are also good with either +1 to all stats or a feat to start with.
Also, there are no traits associated with humans so you're free to do whatever.

>>97077460
For me, its because almost all concept works with the pc being a human; unless some specific lore stuff is involved (with subclasses like Bladesinger or Bloodrager, but its not like racial restrictions are a thing anymore besides some items).
Races usually ends up being pigeonholed into specific fantasy as >>97077474 is pointing out, but 5e races aren't that limiting gameplay wise so any combination can work
Doesn't help that mechanically, variant human is very good. I do like some sub-races like reborn,hexblood and dhampir while keeping the base human framework; I think the most outlandish thing I played in a longer campaign was a longtooth shifter

>>97077474
>play a tabaxi that isn't a rogue
I played a 14 one as a Ranger with the Outlander background.

DM was a bit mad that it trivialized survival.

>>97077789
>>97077493
>>97077474

Yeah, I think mechanics are part of it. My group has never really cared about stereotypes even though we obviously do play into them. You're right that it's because they're just so easily malleable and usable in so different contexts.

I guess I'll just stick to humans and the occasional Aasimar.

>>97077474
>play a tabaxi that isn't a rogue, play a tiefling that isn't a warlock or paladin. play a gnome that isnt an artificer. people will always side eye you.
This isn't remotely accurate.

Tabaxi in games I've played in
>bard
>rogue
>monk
Tieflings in games I've played in
>bard
>fighter (but this tiefling was actually a changeling)
>ranger
>artificer
Gnomes in games I've played in
>wizard
>monk
>ranger

How much should I nerf a werewolf for it to be suitable for level 1 PCs?

>>97080198
To the point you're not even using the same statblock. Instead buff a normal wolf.

>>97080198
Jackalwere.

>>97080235
>>97080272
Thanks. I'll use the Jackalware and reflavor it.

>>97080198
Why not a Jackalwere? If you must use a lycanthrope- a Wererat is SLIGHTLY more balanced than the Werewolf- but not really cause they're level 1 and it has 60 HP which is probably more HP than the entire party has combined. So I'd stick to the Jackalwere and boost its HP (Assuming this is like the Boss) to its max of 28 or maybe even a little more like 35 HP.

>>97080326
I'll probably do that.

When is eotc get off their lazy arses and make a shaman class already.

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>>97080442
Anon, they decided to introduce a reworked system and spend the next few years "updating" all of the character options they wrote for 2014 instead of coming up with new content. Their laziness cannot be underestimated.

>>97080442
You are playing the absolute wrong edition if you want more classes than those in the core rulebook.
They had an entire decade and added a grand total of 1 class.

>>97080442
Just take a homebrew and tweak it as you and your group sees fit because Wizards isn't gonna do shit

>>97080546
Yeah figures as much my group is in a area that is not "Japan" in my DMs home brew setting. My old paladin died horribly, thinking just refluffing a cleric or celestial warlock to play a anamist priest/shaman.

>>97080588
I love the 3.5 and 4e shamans by the way

Is there a best encounter builder?

>>97080780
https://redcap.press/encounters

>>97080442
at this point anyone who expects anything from wotc is a fool. The only reasonable course of action when playing 5e is to either stop complaining about it or do the work to get your normies players to learn a different system, the simplicity of 5e being the only reason to play it in the first place

anyone got the dragon mark feats?

>>97080442
never lmao, I tried making one as homebrew for my players and it just ended up as a full caster with a hilariously broken concentration oriented subclass

>>97081206
More broken than the druid?

>>97081264
@ 3rd level - CON + PROF + WIS to Concentration (wisdom caster btw)
@ 7th level (all subclasses) 10' Aura to add WIS mod for CON & WIS saves
@ 10th level - can burn a reaction to reduce P/B/S damage by 1d8
I had one NPC run this with War Caster and it was hilariously cracked. Sure, dispel magic would slow it down, but how many enemies will have that unless you charge into a wizards' guild?

>cast arcane eye
>move eye through portal to another plane to see what's there
Is it RAW?

>>97081555
I dunno, is it?

>>97081555
Suppose it depends on what you consider a range of 30 feet. The eye going through a portal would obviously make it go further than 30 feet away, but I can also see the argument that your spell range is the distance traveled in a line by the effect, so if it's 5 feet to the portal, you'd have 25 feet worth of travel in a line to work with on the other side of the portal.

>>97081555
The 2014 version explicitly says it can't enter another plane of existence. No idea why they changed it, but it does mean that by the 2024 rules, putting it onto another plane is intended, apparently.
>>97082585
The range of Arcane Eye is only how far away you can initially summon it. The only limit beyond that point is how far it can move within an hour. The spell would be pointless if you had to stay within 30 feet of the eye at all times.

3rd level one-shot, 2014 rules. Dubs decide what I play. Don't make me regret this, lads.

>>97083891
Harengon, medium size.
Roll a d12 to determine your class, taking out the class you least like playing and sorting the rest by alphabetical order. Roll another appropriate die to pick your subclass (e.g. you roll Monk, you roll a 3 on a d10 and your subclass is Way of the Drunken Master).

>>97083891
Vuman Drakewarden with Sharpshooter

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>>97055043
>Have to fight 3 Sirens because of some cult activity involving them
>One Siren sings a song to mind control us
>Not a problem, I'm playing an Elf and I have an item that gives a +1 to my Wisdom
>Roll like shit and get mind raped
>Every other roll to get out is dogshit
>When the Siren gets hit and has to roll concentration they fucking rolled high and kept it
>Finally roll high enough to earn my freedom but get whipped with an Eldritch Blast anyway
>Got to do nothing all combat session

Can't wait for my racial traits and item boosts to matter, eventually

>>97055043
>TQ

I like them a kind of Earth Elemental race that lives in secret of other races
Funny little gadget race of little people feels like a tacked on "We don't know what else to do with them" gimmick

>>97083891
gnome Berserk barbarian

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>>97085011
got you anon, enjoy your game

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>>97055043
Hello everybody!
I'm in a little situation (maybe you can point me in the right direction or just tell me it's nothing and I'm just exagerating). Two groups want me to DM 5e D&D to them but I've never even played any D&D.
I always wanted to try it but the only DM I knew hated all things D&D so I mostly played Call of Cthulhu and Vampire the Masquerade.
Earlier this year, a girl from art class, asks me if I could master DnD for her and her friends, but the closest to it I ever played (let alone master) was Dungeon World. So I teach them how to play with a one-shot and then run a failed campaign about to be over this month.
Now, not only they ask me to play actual DnD once the campaign is finished, but also another group of local artists.
How do I run a campaign? Should I start with this one with a one shot? How many books do I have to crunch to be ready? What are some essentials must have for these?

Is making ice for villagers a good way to generate income for wizards during down time?

>>97085037
How do you feel about published scenarios? Because besides the DM Guide and Players Guide, there's a lot of options for those if you don't feel comfortable making something yourself in an unfamiliar system.

>>97085037
Three really basic, tried and true methods I have used to build a campaign have been the following:

1. Sunless Citadel to see if the player group works, intermission one-shot, into Forge of Fury. If you skip the intermission, you can get the entire thing from Tales from the Yawning Portal.
2. Death House to test the player group, into Curse of Strahd proper if it works. I made a continuation from 10 to 20 after Curse of Strahd, when the characters got back to their own world.
3. Lost Mine of Phandelver from 1 to 5, with a minor intermission in Neverwinter since my players insisted on going there, then built a continuation on all the loose threads from the adventure. This adventure is still ongoing, and they just got to level 8.

>>97085037
A module could be a more straightforward way to get into things. That typically makes things a little easier on the DM, and it also means that there's a massive pile of advice you can easily search up for running the module from other sources.
Going for one of the starter sets could add to that, depending on if any of them have played before. That also puts you in a position where there's a lot less to learn if you stick with a simpler version of the ruleset.
And I am assuming they're also mostly new and inexperienced players if they're insisting on having you as a DM. Otherwise the correct answer is to tell whichever player among them is most experienced that they should run the game instead.

The one thing I'll say for absolute certain is that you do not want to exceed 5-6 players as a new DM. That's something I wouldn't even recommend for an experienced DM. Do not under any circumstance let them convince you to make one big combined table of both groups unless it's 6 people at most.

>>97085091
>>97085037

NTA but if they're more interested in roleplay than combat or other factors, which if they're artists they probably are, they might be interested in Wild Beyond the Witchlight. Sort of magical fey tricks, a bit of lightheartedness, etc.

>>97085049
Never used them, might as well start now. I actually like creating things myself for the games. How flexible is the system in that regard? How much can I bend it?

>>97085091
>>97085107
I'll have to check them all out to decide but I think this is a good direction.

>>97085105
My OG group is 6 people already. Although two of them oftenly miss the sessions.


I thank you all very much for the advice!

>>97085091
I don't know if there's anything official to confirm or deny this statement, but it is my impression that the majority of written modules run from 1 to 10-ish is that after an adventure like that, the DM should be able to do the rest of the work himself for making it go all the way to 20.

>>97085123
>How flexible is the system in that regard? How much can I bend it?
I'd say the main limit is on numbers. 5e is pretty tight in terms of mechanical bonuses, at least in regards to things like hit-rolls and saving throws.
Part of starting with modules is just a good way to get more familiar with some of the system's basic assumptions before trying it yourself. I find that 5e is very easy to homebrew for as long as you keep the system math in mind.

>>97074364
People who viciously hate on 2025 are either nogames or assblasted their favorite op charro forum exploit finally got errataed after ten years of ruining their games

>>97085224
Long-time DM here, my reason for hating the 2024 rules is that it was an update that I didn't ask for, that didn't fix any problems I had, and that made some things around my games slightly more difficult, like many online resources suddenly defaulting to 2024 rules.

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mm25 golems seem to have ranged attacks that dont follow any rule
im curious if they spoke about this at all anywhere or just said fuck it
mind you I do agree that since the proficiency scales so poorly, low dex mobs need to have ranged attacks with a made-up atk bonus to compensate
but im just wondering what the rule would be?

actually seems to actually be using the con modifier when i look at it

nice to see wotc even realize their rules simply dont work and decide to break them

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Why are 5E books so expensive? Is this even a good deal?

>>97086194
WoTC are jews. Don't be surprised when we get 6th edition in 2030
No Lol

>>97075439
no I love giant cow tits, I just think monstergirls are for closeted furfags and making all monsters in a setting into monstergirls is gay.
Know thyself. Fuck the minotaur.

>>97086194
Because they know you have to pay for it, especially if your DM wants you on Beyond.

>>97086194
Weren't the previous 5e books 60 each?

>>97086415
It annoys me that the physical version don't have a code to use the class/race options on DnDBeyond. They make you buy the digital version for those.

>>97086194
A friend and I will be giving our DM the new DMG as a birthday gift in a few days.

>>97086194
there is absolutely no reason to buy books that dont even give you access to digital tools

you dont even have the excuse of them being good

>>97086430
>It annoys me that the physical version don't have a code to use the class/race options on DnDBeyond.
You mean like they promised would happen when they bought Beyond?

>They make you buy the digital version for those.
And took away the ability to buy just the sections of a book if you only needed certain parts instead of the whole book.

Never played DnD before. What is the best way to get into it? Is finding an online or in person game better? Where should I look for games? I've looked at shops but none of them seem geared towards beginners and I don't wanna absolutely botch someone's campaign being completely new, and the one near by that is beginner friendly has an age limit, (21+). I'm not versed in the nerd scene so this is just like a day and a half of trying to find info sorry if it's retarded, but figured I'd ask people who've already gone through it. I'm in a very very large city so I imagine it wouldn't be too hard but haven't found any good info.

>>97086569
>What is the best way to get into it?
I did it by playing hours of Baldur's Gate 3, but learning the basic rules should be enough. The PHB is linked at the top.

>Is finding an online or in person game better? Where should I look for games?
In person is better for the social atmosphere, but online would do just fine if you can't get friends to play or find a convenient game at a lgs.
For online games, r/lfg, roll20 forums, or even the game finder in this board are options.
If you don't mind paying to play, startplaying worked for me.

If you're putting genuine effort and not being an ass, I wouldn't worry about botching a campaign.

>>97086496
Didn't even know about all that. Good thing I don't pay for DnDBeyond tools.

>>97086584
thanks! I know the general rules fairly well by now just from reading the phb. I'll look for online games for now. Do you know the best way to find in person games? or is that more of a thing where the opportunity sometimes comes up and you just have to wait for it

>>97086194
>All 3 Core Rulebooks
Only one of those is a rule book, the other two are suggestion books.

>>97086569
In-person is generally better, but if you can't find anything online works fine. If you are in a large city though, I doubt you'll truly be forced to resort to that though.
>I don't wanna absolutely botch someone's campaign being completely new
As long as you're upfront about that fact, I doubt it would be an issue. Some people might not want that, but people are generally going to be understanding that a new player will need more guidance.

>the one near by that is beginner friendly has an age limit, (21+)
I'm a bit confused what you mean there, do you mean it's only people 21 and under, or is it only 21 and over and you're not 21?
Seems a little odd in either case. Though if it's at a game store, you could potentially still show up on the day it happens as a way to ask around. I know that where I'm at a few game stores have gamefinder discords and things like that, but they aren't really advertised online.
If you're feeling bold you can lie and say you heard about the beginner-friendly game, but not that there was an age restriction, and that might earn you enough pity to get pointed in the right direction for your area.

The other more surefire way to find an in-person game is to rope in your friends, although that often works best if you're willing to DM the game yourself.

Are melee Warlocks decent especially Great Old Ones? I have an idea for a character and I think Warlock would be the best way to represent them.

>>97086620
it's 21+ since the place has a "byob policy" and I'm only a spry 20. it was the only reputable place i saw people talk about online in my area with a regular dedicated beginners event.
though ofc I guess i could join something irl that's not "intended" for beginners and just ask if they're cool with it?
I'm in LA so the pay to play scene is pretty expensive for just trying it out. but I might go for it just for the sake of ease.

>>97085474
They're based off Con, fairly common for non-spellcasting magic. See also: dragon breath weapons.

>>97086683
>2024
You have to pay a sizeable invocation tax which cuts your utility down quite a bit, but it ends up being pretty good.
>2014
No it's giga ass.

>>97086569
>>97086602
I'm at scheduling capacity due to good luck and offering to DM for interested friends, so I haven't gone through this process myself, but I'd be looking at local game stores, community centres or libraries etc., maybe a Discord or Reddit group for your city/region.

>>97086686
>it's 21+ since the place has a "byob policy" and I'm only a spry 20.
Ah, that cut's out the possibility of showing up to ask around either then.
>I guess i could join something irl that's not "intended" for beginners and just ask if they're cool with it? Certainly wouldn't hurt to try.
Personally I'd go for an online game before ever bothering with paid games though. The quality might vary but at least you're not tossing excess money just to see if you even like it as a basic concept.

Worst case scenario, I suppose you just wait a year and then you can join those beginner games if they're still offering.

>>97086743
>I suppose you just wait a year and then you can join those beginner games if they're still offering
lol you're right there

>stars druid with cosmic omen with an NPC nearby
>NPC is doing something that would reasonably call for a skill check if a player did it, but the DM does not roll for it (think non-combat things like remembering information, persuading someone, etc.)
>druid attempts to use cosmic omen to help/hinder the NPC
Have you ever seen situations like this? How was it ruled or handled? Did it lead to anything interesting? It seems like this is mostly designed to be used in combat, but I think it could be an interesting way for a PC to subtly influence what NPCs are doing in general.

>>97086683
GOO isn't very good at it but you can make a decent bladelock as a fey and celestial warlock. I've done both and its not bad

>>97086345
>make minotaurs less furry
>for furfags
make it make sense.

>>97087158
I think it's a minority of furries who want full-on animal heads rather than anthropomorphic. That's more monster-fucker territory.

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What do I play to optimize around the Deep Gnome's specific racial features, get the most out of all that it gets? Thinking maybe the 120 feet of Darkvision without Sunlight Sensitivity, maybe the access to Svirfneblin Magic, the stone camouflage, the general Gnome traits? Anything that wants to focus on INT, DEX, or both is an option.

Oath Of The Noble Genies is kind of a weird paladin subclass lore wise but theme and mechanics wise I think it's really cool. I'm hoping the next time I make a new character my GM will let me reflavor it fluff wise as a martial focused warlock instead of a paladin

>>97087326
CBE+SS Battle Master, the 120 feet radius sphere around you is your personal death zone.

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Easily a high point of Ghosts of Saltmarsh so far, the whole party had fun, I had fun running it.

Granted almost everyone had a form of waterbreathing at this point, and a few had the ability to fly(Dragonborn and Storm Sorcerer). But there was still an intensity to it. You don't want to be in the water with that giant octopus.

>>97055043

I like Gnomes when they're more folklore-y. Forest Gnomes are a given, but Rock Gnomes are less mad inventors and more like house spirits and workers.

The Rock Gnome uses Mending and Prestidigitation to repair and clean the homestead while the owners sleep in exchange for offering of bread and milk.

do all clerics boil down to casting spirit guardians?

>>97087886
I mean, why not? Powerful AoE that stays up with Concentration and lets you cover allies and cast other stuff on your turns.

I use it as a Divine Soul Sorc all the time too.

>>97087886
You have access to the best buff spells, a lot of great crowd control, and utility out the ass. Clerics can be so much more than Spirit Guardians if you choose to. That's like asking if Wizards all just boil down to casting Fireball. It's the best damage in slot for the simplicity of use, but sometimes you need to banish a motherfucker, give Aid or Bless, or even just Command.
SG is a fantastic spell, but it shouldn't be your only contribution.

why is smite considered good? it's just extra 2d8.

>>97088248
2d8, auto-hit, as a bonus action. It mogs the shit out of most other 1st level damage spells, and you get a freebie once per day.

>>97088248
It was a lot better in 2014, where there was no action required. It also has some nice interaction with crits.
But it's above other damaging spells because you don't need to risk the slot to deal damage. It's a consistent and reliable 2d8 that you can add onto an attack that already hit an important target.

>>97088247
I'll note you can cast Aid and Command while SG is up.

>>97088248
Declaring it after you already know you crit, and doing extra to particular enemy types, and using higher level slots to spike it. Most tables only have one or two big dumb fights per session so any limited nova abilities are artificially overvalued at most tables by their DM’s inability to properly pace their sessions on an encounter basis.

>>97088285
>>97088309
hm i see. i should probably try to find what the damage per level looks like on average. it just looked so minor
>>97088115
sounds kind of boring for every cleric subclass to be like this
>>97088247
the wizard example is nice. just having a look around what to play next and discussions about the class always seemed to come down to spirit guardians

>>97088348
>sounds kind of boring for every cleric subclass to be like this
I'd say that some Cleric subclasses can get away with not using it. Light clerics get Fireball and Trickery clerics as of 2024 get Hypnotic Pattern.
Forgoing it is an option. It just requires some forethought into what you'd be spending your 3rd-level slots on otherwise.

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>>97088363
This is what I've got prepped as an 8th level Divine soul.

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>>97088395
Plus the bonus free subclass spells.

>>97088395
>>97088400
I'd heavily suggest swapping out Flame Blade. You don't really want to be in melee as a Sorcerer, and Flame Blade isn't even a particularly good spell once you're there.

Other than that, it all seems fine.

What could a hypothetical class with a D20 hit die be?

>>97088507
It'd probably need to be some sort of blood mage concept that used hitpoints as a resource rather aggressively. A higher hit die and inflated costs would then discourage simply multiclassing into a d10/d12 class or taking feats like Tough.
If for example you can spend 6 HP to cast a 1st-level spell, then a d20 character has similar health to a Cleric at level 1 once they cast two spells. Even that might not be drastic enough though.

>>97088333
True, but I more meant to the credit of Cleric's utility.

>>97088348
>sounds kind of boring for every cleric subclass to be like this
welcome to 5e

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>skeletor joins your party.
>what would happen?

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>>97088822
oathbreaker?

This is on topic for 5e and rpgs in general. What do you think is the best place to find games where there's an opportunity to ERP with peoples girlfriends and wives? Should I run games if I'm going to do this? I am a really good DM and player as well but I can't help but be horny while playing. I also like ERPing with guys too. I basically just like erping behind the parties back.

>>97089277
I think you should kill yourself.

>>97089281
I'll just default to R20 I guess, maybe reddit? Idk, I've never really used Reddit.

>>97089525
Seems like a lot of investment for 1 point of AC. I'd say 14 Dex would suffice, and then points would be better spent towards Con with either Resilient Con or Warcaster to help out with Concentration.
Scale mail and a Shield should have you covered for a lot of the game.

>>97089548
I actually dedicated more than one singular braincell to what I was asking and realized I should probably save my postings for something else. Thanks for answering it anyway, anon. I came to effectively the same conclusion myself, essentially.

>>97088966
Yeah, why not?

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Did you know that the US Postal Service sells a D&D shirt? Now you know. Why? I have no idea.

>>97089277
>behind the parties back
Why contain it? Everyone in my group knows that I ERP with my husband and my on-again-off-again boyfriend between sessions. And that I’m the only man between the three of us who was born with a penis.

>>97089772
Have a messenger in your campaign show up wearing that and then just never mention it again.

so next campaign we'll roll stats instead of using the standard array. is there any dos and don'ts depending on how good the starts are that you roll?

Using 2024 D&D, are objects immune to conditions? If a creature hit a door and they have a trait that says:
>The target has the Frightened condition.
That door is now frightened?

>>97090137
>frighten the door
>The door bolts in terror.
Great job, Steve, now it's going to be even harder to break it down.

>>97090126
I'll preface this by saying that 5e really isn't designed for stat-rolling as an ability score method. The exact rolling method can influence this, but generally you end up with some pretty odd results.

That said, the best thing to do if you roll low is to go for Cleric. Picking the right Domain can get you heavy armor, so while you'll be slower (unless you pick Dwarf), you won't have low AC. And picking the right spells can circumvent the need to have good Wisdom.
Beyond that, the main thing to watch is ensuring you've got your AC covered. For example, if you roll an 18 but your next best score is 13. You don't really want to play a Wizard with 18 Int and 13 Dex, since you're just gonna get yourself killed. That's the case where you want your 18 to be used towards helping both your offense and defense, so playing an Archery Fighter would be a better use of that sort of spread.
As soon as you're in the ballpark of rolling multiple scores of 15+ you're basically golden to play whatever combination you can think of. You still need to be wary of lower scores, but a lot of classes really want to have multiple 16s to start, which you can normally achieve pretty easily with the starting bonuses from race/background.

A lot of this assumes you're able to allocate scores. If the DM has you roll down the line, Cleric remains a fairly safe bet. The advice about worrying about AC first and foremost generally remains though. Stick with heavy armor if you can't get to 14 dex, and stick with medium if you can't easily get to 16. Then just use your other scores to guide you.

>>97089791
Because I enjoy NTR and like the idea of use and abusing people's PCs while they pretend to be otherwise. Bonus points if it's someone's GF or Wife at the table.

>>97090268
>unless you pick Dwarf
Huh? What does this mean?

>>97090490
Most women who are into TTRPGs and would be into their characters being "used and abused" won't be pretending to be otherwise, they'll be reveling in the opportunity to play out that trauma at the table.

>>97090713
2014 Dwarf has a racial trait that lets you ignore movement penalty from not meeting the strength score prerequisite.

>>97090713
Dwarves don't have their speed decreased by heavy armor.

>>97090763
>>97090767
Oh. I'm not that guy, but my DM isn't using 2014.

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I've been playing with Heroforge for a while. Maybe I'm unused to advance settings for facial expressions, but do or could Tieflings have problems showing a genuine non-threatening smiles given their fangs and intense gaze make them look more predatory than they really intends sometimes?

>>97090803
Do tieflings have fangs?

>>97090803

Getting a genuinely non-threatening or "soft" smile in HeroForge can be tricky, even for human characters, and it's definitely exacerbated by Tiefling features. A natural smile takes place on more than just the mouth. You should have the cheeks, and by extension the eyes to squint.

>>97090860
Sometimes

>>97090758
That's not true. I've RPd with plenty of RPer girls that pretend to just be normal party members but behind the scenes they want to RP getting gangbanged by wolves in private.

>>97090803
>tfw HeroForge is literally incapable of representing any of the races in my group's D&D setting except for humans
It's a weird feeling.

>>97090883
I wouldn't call your bog standard bestiality orgy "used and abused".

>>97090802
If you're using 2024, then offsetting the speed reduction for low Strength in heavy armor is a matter of picking a race with a higher base speed. Wood Elf or Goliath are the options within the PHB. Goliath is the safer bet if your DM cares about tracking weight. But it doesn't matter too much.
Especially since in 2024 a Cleric getting heavy armor also isn't tied to domain choice.

>>97090890
Fair enough. That's more what I'm talking about though. Just doing coomer stuff, fucking NPCs, etc.

Have you ever had players say they want to play a character from an existing story? Not inspired by, or like a character from that universe, but the literal character themselves?
There's a pair of players in one of my groups who I think are encouraging each other. In a couple of oneshots or short adventures, they've figured how to play a character from some anime or game "but in D&D" and it's like whatever, it's oneshot and it's not super character driven.
But I'm running the next campaign and one of them wants to be a character from a mobage with a shitload of lore and backstory and the other wants to play THROUGH the backstory of a guy from a concept album, including specifying himself what happened to the loved one his character is trying to find and the character arc the PC will go through during the campaign.

>>97091136
yeah those are called bad players and after interviewing them i dont invite them

Would you let me play a chaotic evil character in your campaign?

>>97091136
try to explain to them how boring it will be to regurgitate some old story that someone else created Vs themselves actually flexing their own creative souls and creating original content

>>97091136
Making an existing character is missing out on a big chunk of the fun. Maybe offer some suggestions on how to make the character their own.

>>97091227
This is a casual community group. I'd reject the ideas and tell them why in a personal game they were invited to, but I'm just DMing the next short adventure and I'm planning to spend a not unreasonable amount of effort workshopping the ideas with them so it works.
>>97091252
You can play the antagonist from a power metal album experiencing his fall to darkness over the course of the campaign.
>>97091327
>>97091349
They've both done this in our previous campaigns is the thing. I think they'd realise the hollowness of playing a whole campaign like this but I'll still encourage them to take what inspires them to make their own character, and obviously I'll tell the second guy respectfully that he doesn't get to design his own plot revelations and character arc. They're both good players and I like them both as people; I just think they've got in a weird habit of realising existing concepts rather than making, you know, D&D characters for a campaign.

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I still hate that fairies aren't tiny

>>97091252
as long as you can figure out a way to have your character cooperate with the other players

>>97091252
No. Not in my current game at least. I usually tell people it’s a good aligned campaign in session 0. I’ve had neutral characters as long as their motivations align with the party. But chaotic evil is the worst except chaotic neutral that is the actual worst

>Using alignments to define your personality.

>>97092089
lmao cuck

>>97092589
I usually tell my players unless they're a cleric or something they're just unaligned. I've seen too many people fall into that trap. They base all decisions off their alignment because they lack anything else to go on.

>>97089277
>>97089791
>>97090490
Troons and NTR together? Who would've thought?

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>>97060873
THEY REMOVED MY CANNON WALL-CRAWLING LIKE SPIDER MAN

Would it be an improvement if magic uses switched from daily spell slots to an MP system?

>>97093499
I'd rather we have both for more class differentiation.

>>97086194
>>97086427
No.

>>97093028
They're literally opposed in this case, you nonce.

>>97081555
If only you could open the book and read the description....

>>97092660
>>97092589
alignment is the average of past actions that magic and some items and creatures can sense. If you murdered children, the celestial can feel it, and so can the demonic blade. That's your alignment. If you start rescuing orphans, your alignment might change for the better. At no point should it limit the player's ability to chose his character's actions.
Behaving erratically without following a general approach is bad roleplay or a mad character, but it should have nothing to do with alignment

>>97092589
Alignment doesn't inform your personality but your personality informs your alignment
You don't act like a huge selfish prick that will kill and maim to get what you want because you're evil, you're evil because you act like a huge selfish prick that will kill and maim to get what you want

>>97093499
Improvement in what sense? The spell point variant already exists as an optional a rule. The main thing it does is make spellcasters even more versatile because they can allocate spend all the points on their best spells with maximum efficiency.

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>>97067767
That's a gatling gun though

>>97095868
That's what makes it magic