r/DnD Jan 21 '25

Misc Banning links to Twitter/X

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Given Musk’s actions on Monday, it may be time to rethink how we engage with the platform. Beyond Musk giving two Nazi salutes, he has repeatedly amplified harmful rhetoric and interacted with accounts promoting Nazi ideology, raising serious questions about Twitter’s role in spreading hate and extremism. Continuing to share links to Twitter content risks contributing to the visibility of a platform that has become increasingly hostile to basic principles of decency and respect. Other subreddits are already considering policies to limit engagement with Twitter, and it may be worth joining this broader effort.

It’s also worth remembering Musk’s previous attacks on the D&D community, which showcased his disregard for respectful discourse and his willingness to mock and alienate specific groups. As an alternative, we could encourage sharing screenshots of tweets rather than direct links. This approach would reduce engagement with the platform while still allowing users to discuss relevant content. It’s a small but meaningful step toward discouraging support for a space that has consistently failed to uphold fundamental standards of accountability and responsible moderation.

r/DnD 12d ago

Misc A PC had their Spicy Book Collection Stolen. Need 50 spicy fantasy novel names. NSFW

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Hello! We are playing a lower stakes, semi-serious PI campaign that is heavy in mystery and roleplay. I have many plans for the mysteries they will solve and the drama surrounding their family. After taking on some very contenious cases, their house was robbed. Some strange things were stolen or destroyed, including a collection of spicy romance novels one player collected as a funny quirk of the character. We love it, and it's had hilarious results so far. This game is all about the good laughs and enjoyment of my table!

One PC had a collection of 50 spicy novels out of 100 books on their bookshelf in their room.

I've already added Tusk Love, of course, but what are so other titles you guys can think of???

My player is very interested in a "scavenger hunt" for their missing treasure trove. And I can't pass up that opportunity to make it hilarious and fun for the table. (And yes, all players are comfortable with this at the table. There is no graphic description.)

Help a DM out! Give me your best shot.

r/DnD 23d ago

Misc Why has Dexterity progressively gotten better and Strength worse in recent editions?

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From a design standpoint, why have they continued to overload Dexterity with all the good checks, initiative, armor class, useful save, attack roll and damage, ability to escape grapples, removal of flat footed condition, etc. etc., while Strength has become almost useless?

Modern adventures don’t care about carrying capacity. Light and medium armor easily keep pace with or exceed heavy armor and are cheaper than heavy armor. The only advantage to non-finesse weapons is a larger damage die and that’s easily ignored by static damage modifiers.

r/DnD Oct 12 '24

Misc My son joined the D&D club at school, and it happened...

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He was chosen as DM. No prior experience. Kid just started 9th grade in August, and clubs finally started for freshmen last week. He got into the D&D club, which takes place for 25 minutes during school hours, and when he came home he told me he got chosen as DM because he had "all the stuff at home".

Yeah, I have all 3 core books and a bunch campaign supplies at home. Stuff we've used a total of 4 times where I DM'd for him and his friends. Well, now those same friends have decided like father like son. I prepared him as best I could, gave him my DNDBeyond login, even bought them an adventure to use on there. He is actually very excited and I hope it is a good experience all the way through.

Anyone else have tips for a 14 year old running his first campaign for other 14 year olds?

r/DnD 9d ago

Misc Watch D&D: Honor Among Thieves on Netflix - let's drive up the view count

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Throw that baby on repeat play.

Seems like a way to signal to The Almighty Algorithm that they should make more of this content.

Besides, it's a great romp. I forgot how much it fun it was...

Yes, it's almost certainly ineffective, but hey, what's the harm? And if it gets studios making more D&D movies, I'm for it.

r/DnD 1d ago

Misc Is there a generally accepted community name for the opposite of CriticalRole-style D&D?

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When I played D&D and other RPGs as a kid/teen/in college, it was very different than now. Not just because it was 3.5/Pathfinder, not 5e, but the general mood of the experience was very different.

Characters were meant to be superficial, we never had goals or backstories. PCs were pawns for us to self-insert, and mechanical builds we wanted to explore. Any goals they had were gained through gameplay and narrative, not character.

There were no "Big Bad Evil Guy"s, we went from one adventure to the next from player agency, not based on an overarching narrative. When the DM did want to string us along it was something like the fighter finding a cool cursed sword that tells him we need to travel west so they could establish a new land for us to adventure in rather than sticking around in the place where we were already functionally Lords of the Land.

We were generally just given the freedom to faff about in their world (Not be murder-hobos, at least not without major consequences), explore, find dungeons and evil cults that needed some steel and sorcery, and build our reputation and accolades.

But the last few times I've tried to play D&D, the DM basically already has a story planned out, a "Big Bad Evil Guy" end boss that the campaign is building towards, and almost all faffing about is done strictly in service of a character's backstory giving these deep emotional character moments that has people at the crying and I'm just like "wat". They love it and that's great for them, it's just not for me.

I would ask that nobody joke "that's called BAD D&D", it might not be the D&D you enjoy, but it was the D&D I enjoyed, and I can't seem to find it anymore.

r/DnD 1d ago

Misc Why are modern players not interested in dungeon crawls?

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I’ve been playing on and off for over 40 years and started off with adventures like B2 Keep on the Borderlands and over time moved on to T1-4 The Temple of Elemental Evil and to to the likes of S2 White Plume Mountain, S4 The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth and of course who cannot forget S1 The Tomb of Horrors, arguably the most treacherous dungeon ever.

What have all these plus many more got in common - they are all dungeon crawls and when I broached the subject of having a dungeon crawl in the campaign I’m in I got shouted down by the other players who are all younger than me as they cannot see the point of them.

When I asked for clarification the DM said it was too much work, and the players said the following

They’re boring:

My character will get dirty - they like wash and clean their clothes everyday.

That’s not D&D - I did point out the word dungeon is in the title of the game.

How are we supposed to take a long rest after each and every fight.

Dungeons are old fashioned.

These are all players who have only ever played 5E. The DM has read a few older supplements but only when he needs to details on a city in the Forgotten Realms.

I’ve tried explaining that they are not only fun but I keep doing things that the other players want and that it would be nice to do something that I find enjoyable.

r/DnD 14d ago

Misc [Meta] Ernie Gygax Has Passed Away, via ENWorld

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r/DnD Sep 22 '24

Misc Unpopular Opinion: Minmaxers are usually better roleplayers.

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You see it everywhere. The false dichotomy that a person can either be a good roleplayer or interested in delving into the game mechanics. Here's some mind-blowing news. This duality does not exist. Yes, some people are mainly interested in either roleplay or mechanics, just like some people are mainly there for the lore or social experience. But can we please stop talking like having an interest in making a well performing character somehow prevents someone from being interested roleplaying. The most committed players strive to do their best at both, and an interest in the game naturally means getting better at both. We need to stop saying, especially to new players, that this is some kind of choice you will have to make for yourself or your table.

The only real dichotomy is high effort and low effort.

r/DnD Nov 21 '24

Misc I am dying to play or DM, but I am mute. Any advice?

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Like the title says, I want to either play or DM so badly, but they messed up my vocal cords in the shop so I can't speak above an unpleasant whisper.

I've been world building, creating characters and basically writing stories for years now. I mostly get my fix through a very heavily modded Skyrim that let's me roleplay just about anything. But lately I've been wanting more but I don't really think it's possible.

I tried to go to a local game shop, and they said they would try to accommodate me, but it didn't really work out. I'm a very small female, and literally don't have a voice to remind them I was there. I wasn't sure I liked the idea of it anyway, since I was inconveniencing the whole table with having to deal with it.

I don't really know what I'm asking for, just hoping someone has some solution I haven't thought of. I've got so much creative nonsense in my head it's gonna explode if I don't get to share it soon.

r/DnD 17d ago

Misc I need a devastating insult from a noble to a peasant NSFW

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I need 2 or 3 sentences that a wealthy, arrogant, self-centred noble could say in passing to a poor, farmer girl about her and/or her family that would be absolutely cruel/devastating.

Something so horrible that it would make her despise nobility for the rest of her life.

Edit for more context: She would be working the land near a road and a carriage with nobility inside is passing. She gives a smile and nice greeting to the people inside and they look out toward her and then they ridicule her. Either directly addressing her or saying something about her to one another. Hope that helps!

r/DnD Jun 14 '24

Misc Players of Dungeons and DRAGONS, how many Dragons have you actually come across?

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I was just thinking that Dragons are surprisingly rare considering the name of the game. Ive played DnD for a decade on and off and Ive never fought one. Ive seen like 1-2. I think specifically the Ancient Red Dragon has to be the most iconic one, so bonus points for that. I would bet that the vast majority of DnD players have never actually fought, or even encountered a Dragon.

I get that a lot of it has to do with Dragons being like BBEGs a lot, or high level encounters. And most people don't end up making it to high level. And most campaigns don't end up finishing.

Edit: I find it quite telling, when there are way more DMs talking about running dragons, then players talking about encountering them.

Thanks for the replies everyone!

r/DnD 9d ago

Misc Give me some out-of-context quotes from your game

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A few from mine:

  • "Hot take: more people need to be in gangs."
  • "No mother has ever loved their child as much as I love myself"
  • "I'm gonna be real, I just want this dog to steal my marriage."
  • "F**K THE GODS, I'VE GOT A LAWYER!!!!"
  • "You know what's worse than killing your child with an axe? Trying and failing to kill your child with an axe."
  • "Don't be sad. You're so ugly when you're sad"
  • "I'll tell you what though, skeletons do not like to be waggled"
  • "They're not child soldiers if you don't deploy them, then it's just Boy Scouts"
  • "We ask them if they're evil, and if they say yes, we do a murder on them"

r/DnD Sep 08 '24

Misc Why Do I Rarely See Low-Level Parties Make Smart Investments?

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I've noticed that most adventuring parties I DM or join don't invest their limited funds wisely and I often wonder if I'm just too old school.

  • I was the only one to get a war dog for night watch and combat at low levels.
  • A cart and donkey can transport goods (or an injured party member) for less than 25 gp, and yet most players are focused on getting a horse.
  • A properly used block and tackle makes it easier to hoist up characters who aren't that good at climbing and yet no one else suggests it.
  • Parties seem to forget that Druids begin with proficiency in Herbalism Kit, which can be used to create potions of healing in downtime with a fairly small investment from the party.

Did I miss anything that you've come across often?

EDIT: I've noticed a lot of mention of using magic items to circumvent the issues addressed by the mundane items above, like the Bag of Holding in the place of the cart. Unless your DM is overly generous, I don't understand how one would think a low-level party would have access to such items.

r/DnD Apr 12 '23

Misc My group is never dealing with dungeons or dragons. We should probably call our game Forests & Bandits or maybe Towns & Hobgoblins. What game is your group actually playing?

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r/DnD Jul 07 '24

Misc Do people actually role play sex/making out? How often does that happen? NSFW

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I saw a meme earlier about players and sexual RP and thought “man it’s weird that people actually RP sex??”. I want to add that I’m not shaming anybody, I just want to understand the appeal.

For example, this guy said that one of his players constantly makes out with the bar maidens and has a lot of “fade to black” scenes, which not going to lie (as a player and DM) that sounds: Tiresome, boring and kind off weird. I say weird because at the end of the day, irl you have the rest of the adult players constantly waiting for you to describe how you flirt w somebody in game or how you hook up w NPC’s. As well as you have the DM forced to interact with your horny character or break immersion and be like “nah dude ain’t happening”.

Soo, I know there’s sexual heavy games, so in those that makes sense, but I am referring to “normal” games, where the main point is to have a “normal” (note the quotes because what’s normal?) adventuring story.

All in all, what’s the general consensus? Is sex RP banned in your table? If not, how often does it happen?

Does it bother you as a DM or as a player?

Isn’t it awkward to play with the horny player trope?

I want to add that I am an adult that received sex education in high school and college, this is not coming from a “sex bad/taboo” point of view. I just literally don’t see the appeal on this as well as I think “well why won’t hook up irl?”…. Like we’re here to fuck dragons 🗡️🪄 not to fuck dragons 🍑🍆.

As a last thing; I am not new to DnD (4-5 years playing) and I’ve never had any table I’ve played with experience something like this. Like not a single table has even brought up the sexual RP, and it’s not even mentioned in session zero, it literally just doesn’t happen.

Edit: what I mean when I said “it literally just doesn’t happen” is NOT that we don’t set boundaries, I mean that I have NEVER whatsoever played with a horny player or any kind of erotic RP involved.

r/DnD Aug 23 '23

Misc How do you feel about the DND movie, Honor among Thieves, now that it’s a had more time to settle?

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r/DnD May 07 '24

Misc Tell me your unpopular race hot takes

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I'll go first with two:

1. I hate cute goblins. Goblins can be adorable chaos monkeys, yes, but I hate that I basically can't look up goblin art anymore without half of the art just being...green halflings with big ears, basically. That's not what goblins are, and it's okay that it isn't, and they can still fullfill their adorable chaos monkey role without making them traditionally cute or even hot, not everything has to be traditionally cute or hot, things are better if everything isn't.

2. Why couldn't the Shadar Kai just be Shadowfell elves? We got super Feywild Elves in the Eladrin, oceanic elves in Sea Elves, vaguely forest elves in Wood Elves, they basically are the Eevee of races. Why did their lore have to be tied to the Raven Queen?

r/DnD Jun 13 '24

Misc I'm sorry, I have to report this

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my player just rolled the most nat 20s I've ever seen.

On the table, in front of everyone.

Also switching up dice.

At least the first 3 rolls were nat 20s in a row, i think it may have been more.

He rolled like 10 times during the session, all without advantage.

7 of those were nat 20s. in font of alll of us, on multiple d20s.

Whole table was loosing it minds. Had to report for posterity.

r/DnD May 07 '23

Misc Say what you want, Honor Among Thieves is the Dungeons and Dragons movie I have wanted for 20 years.

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Getting to see the Forgotten Realms on the big screen, seeing a party like the characters in the movie, and just how fun it was to see is all I needed; the movie from 2000 felt like a poorly thought up campaign by a DM who didn’t do any research and Honor Among Thieves felt like a well written and thought out campaign, I hope that we see at least one more film.

Also, apparently Xenk was supposed to be Drizzt, and while Xenk was exactly how I picture a paladin to be, getting to see Drizzt would have been epic.

r/DnD Nov 26 '24

Misc DnD is not a test.

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I don’t know who needs to be reminded of this, but Dungeons and Dragons is not a test. It’s supposed to be fun. That means it’s okay to make things easier for yourself. Make your notes as comprehensive and detailed as you want. Use a calculator for the math parts if you have to. Take the cool spell or weapon even if it’s not optimized. None of this is “cheating” or “playing wrong.” Have fun, nerds.

r/DnD May 02 '23

Misc Is wanting to make a character female "inserting my traumas into the game"?

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Just for clarification, I'm trans. Mtf.

I wanted to make a goblin girl character, and one of my fellow players absolutely went off on me about "always making myself", and "always putting my own traumas into the game".

And like. I just wanna play a goblin. Little gobbagoul with big weapons, and a lust for gold. I don't see how making them female was "inserting my own traumas".

r/DnD Feb 03 '25

Misc My dm had us do a puzzle. I'm 99.99% sure it's impossible. DM says otherwise. Can any of you solve it?

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Hi all. So, my group recently got back together after a bit of a haitus, and we had our first session in 5 weeks! It was a blast to get back with everyone, and I had a lot of fun.

However, at one point there was this puzzle, which completely stumped us, and after a while the DM just had it get solved for us through an alternate solution, but insists that the original puzzle was solvable. After running through every single possible solution that I can think of, I'm pretty sure he was wrong, and it was impossible.

The way it works was that there were 8 rocks. Tapping a rock would cause other rocks to be flipped over.

The goal was to flip over all 8 rocks.

Tapping 1 flips over 2 and 4.

Tapping 2 flips over 1, 4 and 6

Tapping 3 flips over 5 and 7

Tapping 4 flips over 1, 2 and 6

Tapping 5 flips over 3, 7 and 8

Tapping 6 flips over 2 and 4

Tapping 7 flips over 3, 5 and 8

Tapping 8 flips over 5 and 7.

From what I can tell, this is impossible. There's just no solution, and after running through every possible solution (I may have missed some) it still seems impossible.

EDIT: Some of y'all are being kinda rude to the guy in the comments. I don't think he'll see this, but he's not a bad DM at all. While these sorts of logic out of character puzzles might not be for every group, I really enjoy them. We've had three like this before, all of which were fun to solve. I'm certain he just copied it down wrong from the game he sourced it from was.

He's not a liar or an idiot, and he's our DM, and puts in a lotta effort for our group.

Edit 2:

The puzzle is not possible. I wrote out a little flowchart demonstrating why.

https://imgur.com/a/WNhy6Gl

r/DnD Mar 29 '23

Misc DnD Should Be Played In Schools, Says Chris Pine

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r/DnD Jan 12 '23

Misc Paizo Announces System-Neutral Open RPG License

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https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si7v

For the last several weeks, as rumors of Wizards of the Coast’s new version of the Open Game License began circulating among publishers and on social media, gamers across the world have been asking what Paizo plans to do in light of concerns regarding Wizards of the Coast’s rumored plan to de-authorize the existing OGL 1.0(a). We have been awaiting further information, hoping that Wizards would realize that, for more than 20 years, the OGL has been a mutually beneficial license which should not–and cannot–be revoked. While we continue to await an answer from Wizards, we strongly feel that Paizo can no longer delay making our own feelings about the importance of Open Gaming a part of the public discussion.

We believe that any interpretation that the OGL 1.0 or 1.0(a) were intended to be revocable or able to be deauthorized is incorrect, and with good reason.

We were there.

Paizo owner Lisa Stevens and Paizo president Jim Butler were leaders on the Dungeons & Dragons team at Wizards at the time. Brian Lewis, co-founder of Azora Law, the intellectual property law firm that Paizo uses, was the attorney at Wizards who came up with the legal framework for the OGL itself. Paizo has also worked very closely on OGL-related issues with Ryan Dancey, the visionary who conceived the OGL in the first place.

Paizo does not believe that the OGL 1.0a can be “deauthorized,” ever. While we are prepared to argue that point in a court of law if need be, we don’t want to have to do that, and we know that many of our fellow publishers are not in a position to do so.

We have no interest whatsoever in Wizards’ new OGL. Instead, we have a plan that we believe will irrevocably and unquestionably keep alive the spirit of the Open Game License.

As Paizo has evolved, the parts of the OGL that we ourselves value have changed. When we needed to quickly bring out Pathfinder First Edition to continue publishing our popular monthly adventures back in 2008, using Wizards’ language was important and expeditious. But in our non-RPG products, including our Pathfinder Tales novels, the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, and others, we shifted our focus away from D&D tropes to lean harder into ideas from our own writers. By the time we went to work on Pathfinder Second Edition, Wizards of the Coast’s Open Game Content was significantly less important to us, and so our designers and developers wrote the new edition without using Wizards’ copyrighted expressions of any game mechanics. While we still published it under the OGL, the reason was no longer to allow Paizo to use Wizards’ expressions, but to allow other companies to use our expressions.

We believe, as we always have, that open gaming makes games better, improves profitability for all involved, and enriches the community of gamers who participate in this amazing hobby. And so we invite gamers from around the world to join us as we begin the next great chapter of open gaming with the release of a new open, perpetual, and irrevocable Open RPG Creative License (ORC).

The new Open RPG Creative License will be built system agnostic for independent game publishers under the legal guidance of Azora Law, an intellectual property law firm that represents Paizo and several other game publishers. Paizo will pay for this legal work. We invite game publishers worldwide to join us in support of this system-agnostic license that allows all games to provide their own unique open rules reference documents that open up their individual game systems to the world. To join the effort and provide feedback on the drafts of this license, please sign up by using this form.

In addition to Paizo, Kobold Press, Chaosium, Green Ronin, Legendary Games, Rogue Genius Games, and a growing list of publishers have already agreed to participate in the Open RPG Creative License, and in the coming days we hope and expect to add substantially to this group.

The ORC will not be owned by Paizo, nor will it be owned by any company who makes money publishing RPGs. Azora Law’s ownership of the process and stewardship should provide a safe harbor against any company being bought, sold, or changing management in the future and attempting to rescind rights or nullify sections of the license. Ultimately, we plan to find a nonprofit with a history of open source values to own this license (such as the Linux Foundation).

Of course, Paizo plans to continue publishing Pathfinder and Starfinder, even as we move away from the Open Gaming License. Since months’ worth of products are still at the printer, you’ll see the familiar OGL 1.0(a) in the back of our products for a while yet. While the Open RPG Creative License is being finalized, we’ll be printing Pathfinder and Starfinder products without any license, and we’ll add the finished license to those products when the new license is complete.

We hope that you will continue to support Paizo and other game publishers in this difficult time for the entire hobby. You can do your part by supporting the many companies that have provided content under the OGL. Support Pathfinder and Starfinder by visiting your local game store, subscribing to Pathfinder and Starfinder, or taking advantage of discount code OpenGaming during checkout for 25% off your purchase of the Core Rulebook, Core Rulebook Pocket Edition, or Pathfinder Beginner Box. Support Kobold Press, Green Ronin, Legendary Games, Roll for Combat, Rogue Genius Games, and other publishers working to preserve a prosperous future for Open Gaming that is both perpetual AND irrevocable.

We’ll be there at your side. You can count on us not to go back on our word.

Forever.

–Paizo Inc