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NinjaClyde
#6 I sometimes like to reward natural 1 or 20 investigation checks with mundane magic items. Such as an invisible spoon, or silent scissors.
tomyironmane
TimmyTimm
#1 and the Rogue is next...
Alkuam2
#17 Did that in Pillars of Eternity, my wizard intimidated a guy by lifting him over his head.
BoozeHound001
When the wizard gets a belt of storm giant strength
johnny2hats
Jinkies what a crustacious scoob
Woolytop
#3 On the one hand, yes, 'cause new content; on the other, no, 'cause we just hit undermountain level 2 have a long ways to go yet.
Woolytop
(We were in level one for like... a month, irl)
Vulspyr
I hope the next source book is Sandstorm.
maliciousGman
Borispider
Is it wrong for me to be ticked off by the one meme claiming there are no surprise rounds in 5e? A rose by any other name and all that jazz
Kittynomnoms
The main thing I took away from that, which I didn't already know, was the interaction between stealth and perception in that scenario.
BoozeHound001
Personal favorite that hits close to home.
Nevets123
I literally said "I'm not going to throw a fireball in this fight" then an ogre turned up...
thepatioheater
Starting a new campaign tomorrow. Can't wait! My disheveled account turned Sorcerer should be a laugh!
NorthSideSoldier
I don't get the nat 1 halfling one.
JMassHysteria
Halfling Luck. Racial ability that lets you reroll a Nat 1, using the new result you get.
circlebreaker
Great dump!
CJ47
If I got to do 19d6 damage, I'd cast fireball too.
tomyironmane
19d6? lightweight.
PedestrianElectrobastard
Blood Intensity and 28 Charisma.
dacandcoke
When our Barbarian used his sword of ultimate destruction and created a blackhole, our DM asked for every d12 we had. 18d12 in total damage
dyxj
Recently had a situation which called for 48d6... We died.
theromen111
I’ve had one of those tackled the big bad off a cliff and pile drove him into the ground at the bottom I died but so did he
palmo
The Drow, or at least Drizzt, have Boston accents according to the Creative Director of D&D.
MoreButterForMyHam
These are my fahkin' swords, Twinkle and Icingdeath. They're whicked aawesome!
palmo
Really though, Perkins' Drizzt https://dicecameraaction.gamepedia.com/Episode_34
MoreButterForMyHam
Oh, I totally believe it. It just amuses me to no end
palmo
It's cause Salvatore is from Boston
citizenkayt
I'm new to DnD and didn't know about the Halfling Luck. Thanks for the heads up!
ElioNope
Last session halfling luck saved a PC. 1 death save fail down, I told them do NOT roll a 1. What did the fuck do? Damn lucky he's a halfling
Nykidemus
All these 5e memes are throwing me off too. 3.p for life!
tzxAzrael
remember: get yourself a PHB, and READ all your abilities. then do it again a few more times. the DM is NOT responsible if you forget what..
tzxAzrael
your abilities are, nor is anyone else, so if you don't remember, you effectively don't have that ability.
citizenkayt
Yeah, I've been learning that. Thankfully, I've done okay so far, but I also need to remember Uncanny Dodge. Oops, lol.
tzxAzrael
lol yea there are a LOT of abilities, and constantly getting new ones doesn't help either. 30ish years, and i forget sometimes too.
BC2k2
#8 Or when I think I'm being clever as fuck and one of my players guesses what's going on right off the bat.
Jackthwolf
I'm always doing this, I'm not sure if i can near perfectly guess everything, or if the gm decides to roll with my ideas constantly.
SilvanOrion
My DM uses references a lot and my roomy would always get them and they would laugh. I once recognized a speech as being inspired by (1/2)
SilvanOrion
The Great Dictator. When I pointed it out, the DM felt bad that I knew it. I've felt like shit ever since. (2/2)
OzzyKnight
Trying to be clever with evil priests and a vampire (Not together) F****** detect evil boned me within 5 secs.
BC2k2
In this case, the party woke up in an underground prison with no clue how they got there. In the story, their characters had stumbled into a
BC2k2
slaving ring where the slaves were actually copies created with a Mirror of Opposition (They'd immediately knock out both the original
BC2k2
and the copy and send the copy to the mines while dumping the original in the alley naked). Pretty good guess for a total shot in the dark.
Rifneno
seanrus16OG
Lol, nice.
3RsReadingRitingRithmatic
I call bullshit. Not ONCE did anyone in the party have the idea of putting the ring on their dong. That's what would really happen.
tomyironmane
Never put your dick anyplace that you can't be sure it's coming back....
maybeamonster
Nice try, but you aren't putting me off orc women that easily.
tomyironmane
Oh hell no, Big Tough and Green is cool. You just gotta trust her.
override367
My party rescued the skull of a little girl who was conscious and floating around, a cruel torture by the lich acererak. They cured her -
override367
madness and I expressed how sad she was that she would never grow up. I introduced a sidequest, an item, it can restore ANY undead to life-
override367
The ranger nabs it, goes to Valindra shadowmantle, hits her with it, and proceeds to flirt his ass off. Fade to black, now she's pregnant
override367
the ranger has been informed that she'll find having a kid a novel experience but he has to raise it until its old enough to cast spells
Cowfister
Last game. I intentionally got my entire party killed...
Cowfister
That was as a lawful neutral necromancer. They let me die, so I became a lich and got my vengeance.
Cowfister
Next game, imma be a bard/fighter.
Cowfister
Just enough lvls into fighting and some strength to keep me out of too much trouble.
VitaminJay
#1 is pretty much the best reason to play a Monk.
dacandcoke
I just hit level 5 and can’t wait to use it!
maliciousGman
Sounds like he would pair nice with a rogue too. All that sweet extra sneak attack damage.
palmo
It's also part of why 5e is designed for multiple encounters in a day. Conservation of resources is real, even if you regain on short rest
Malus333
3.5 flurry of blows with con drain fist wraps....killed anything that had a con score
SerenePrincess013
3.5 monks were just a TEENAY BIT broken. Hence why I'm playing a halfling monk in our 3.5 game. AC of 19 at lvl 1.
Malus333
Nice! Had a 5 year campaign back in the day that went from 1 to 25. Power hungry players killed it off tho
SerenePrincess013
Last time I played this monk, she went 15 monk/5 paladin. And became basically immortal.
Malus333
Throw on the vow of poverty feay from exalted deeds...you will thank me later
Idksoigiveup
#16
klaatubaradanickel
How to sleep or run an internet campaign?
Idksoigiveup
How to run an internet campaign. I found a couple different sites but they felt user unfriendly.
LogicalAbsurdities
Roll20.net is my best friend when it comes to online D&D. Or any P&P game, for that matter
klaatubaradanickel
I know that there is D20, which I've used before, and now there are a few others, but can't think of their names off the top of my head.
Darkwolf01
https://www.dndbeyond.com/ I found this one user friendly but the DM needs to pay to get the good stuff but the whole party can benefit
M4rt1nV
#7 Maybe not a surprise round, but being surprised still basically skips the turn for those that are surprised.
ImKimJongUnAndEverythingIsFine
I think what you’re trying to say is that logic would dictate a surprise round to happen, even if there aren’t set rules for it.
octopusrpg
No, there are set rules for it, which are to use the surprised condition rather than a surprise round in 5e.
SillyZombie
its basically just not called a surprise round, but its still a surprise round.
Dagordae
No, there’s a surprise round but they just didn’t bother to give it a name or anything.
palmo
But it isn't. Everyone still takes their turn, they are just unable to act on that turn. Alert means you can't be in the surprised condition
soniclettuce
What's the difference between being unable to act on a turn and not having a turn
palmo
Because it matters for game effects that take place on our after your turn. For example if a monk surprises you and you are hot by its (1
M4rt1nV
Not really, the rules basically state that everyone takes their turn, but surprised people just can't do anything. Literal PHB definition:
M4rt1nV
If you're surprised, you can't move or take an action on your first turn of the combat, and you can't take a reaction until that turn ends.
TheAmazingDrScience
Right. The "un-surprised" creatures get an extra round before the "surprised" ones. Which is a surprise round with a different name.
M4rt1nV
They get a round where only they can act, while everyone still gets a turn which is important for certain effects, like @palmo said.
SometimesISayHistoryStuff
#5 No. Rookie mistake for a GM. The goal is to make your players like your NPCs love your NPCs. Then kill them in front of the PCs.
Kittynomnoms
What about if my NPCs are usually friendly and love to engage in banter, but the PCs still constantly threaten them for discounts/info?
SometimesISayHistoryStuff
Make certain they understand this is evil action. Have the NPCs respond appropriately and call the guards. Maybe transition to evil campaign
Kittynomnoms
No, they know. They got annoyed when the merchants essentially had panic rooms and special ways of calling the guards.
SometimesISayHistoryStuff
Unless the merchant is selling epic level loot, then that makes sense. Why would some random peasant have that? However, that doesn't >
SometimesISayHistoryStuff
> mean there can't be consequences to their actions. Are they trying to talk to the ruler? Have the guards burst in and say these are the >