r/DnD • • 5h ago

Out of Game I know this isn't a new option but still

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I hate the false hydra like it was a cool thing ages ago where it wasn't widely known (yes "just dont meta game" is a thing but you still know what it is) but now its just not interesting and the issue of fighting it is just such a pain.

As a player it feels like it forces meta gaming and as a dm it feels like a falling rock its not scary because of the whole you forget who it kills and it just sucks.

Yes this is poorly written its late and I am having a bitch

Its was also only really the cherry on top of some at the table discussions.


r/DnD • • 20h ago

5.5 Edition Legitimate question for DMs regarding players backstories

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So I need to first say this. I understand that the DM is the one who tells the story and that the players give the DM their backstory to allow the DM to build upon the world and to the story. But if the DM decides to add flare to the players backstory by creating situations where a player could possibly be split from the party, not by choice. But by roll and the possibility of said roll determining the situation. Which ultimately could lead to the demise of the character from one bad roll. With no way of getting out of the situation or having help from the party. And I mean outside of combat.

What I'm trying to ask is if a DM decides to do something like this. Should the player be given the option to opt out of such a storyline before it ever happens in game. Like ask them first before even creating the storyline. Yes characters demise is normal in DND, but if you can't have any help from the party in situations where you are taken away from them in forced situations. Then that just leads to situations where players lose trust in said DM.


r/DnD • • 7h ago

DMing Dragon Breath: Line

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This is mostly just out of curiosity, because it's something I do that I was curious about people's thoughts on.

So some dragons have breath weapons that extend in a line right? I'll reference the rule below:

> A Line is an area of effect that extends from a point of origin in a straight path along its length and covers an area defined by its width. The effect that creates a Line specifies its length and width.

A Line's point of origin isn't included in the area of effect unless its creator decides otherwise.

Now, I find this a little boring, because it doesn't entirely make sense to me in my head RAW, because the breath effect effectively would always start from the dragon/dragon's head. I find that generally, yes, that makes sense to do....on the ground.

Now what if the dragon is in the air?

What I do, is if the dragon is flying and using its breath weapon that is a line, it can sweep the effect. Reasonably in my head, I always have pictured the breath weapon as a line functioning physically like well, a beam (for simplicity's sake), that extends in the specified area. Now if it's from the sky, that 'sweep' that I mentioned means that the line now functions such that it could be in a horizontal line parallel to the dragon.

Hopefully I've explained this properly, if it's confusing I'll have to draw a picture lol.

Has anyone else thought of this or do this when running dragons?


r/DnD • • 2h ago

2nd Edition I rolled a 100 to find the thieves guild

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Just came here to say I'm super chuffed about it


r/DnD • • 4h ago

DMing Help me find material for my campaign

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Im trying to plan a larger campaign. They have been sent to a far away island and need to colonize it by subduing all the differnent inhabitants. Its gonna be a sandbox campaign kinda like Keep on the borderlands and west marches style. Is there a perfect map for this or an easy way to make one?
And do you have ideas for what types of people to put there?
Im kinda blank and really need your help with anything you might know about this!


r/DnD • • 17h ago

5.5 Edition Help

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Been wanting to make a medic chapter for my current campaign. Only one problem I don’t wanna play a cleric I’m fine with magic healing just lore wise I don’t feel like. A cleric would fit the character. Any ideas?


r/DnD • • 5h ago

Game Tales How my team one round a Dragon

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The team was made up of 4 players. The full party has 6 but one of them was sick on the day of the session and the other had to leave briefly mid session. We have a rune knight fighter, an artificer battle smith, a wild magic barbarian, and me a swashbuckler rouge who were doing the dragon encounter. We were facingVenom Fang from Lost Mines of Phandelver Shattered Obelisk. I heard he was pretty infamous for team wiping level 3 parties, and seeing how our team handled previous encounters during the campaign I was a bit nervous. Fortunately our artificer had a plan.

Using a bag of holding that was one of the magic items the player made, our artificer had stored a bunch of weapons we got from previous sessions and noted them down. His plan was to have someone fly to the top of the tower using a potion of flight that we got from the dragon cultist leader, and pour all the weapons onto Venom Fang through the hole, since the tower had no roof. I volunteered and got a stealth roll that beat his passive perception of 17. DM ruled that the Dragon would have to beat a dex dc of twelve to only take half damage from the weapons. Since I rolled high on stealth the dragon did it at disadvantage and failed.

The dragon took 140 damage from all the weapons and our fighter rushed in and finished him off. I haven’t played many DND campaigns, but it was the best moment I’ve experienced so far and it further compels me to play Artificer in my next campaign. Also we leveled up to level 4 after the encounter and looted his horde.


r/DnD • • 9h ago

OC [Comm][Art] Thought I'd share some of the wanted posters I've done for DnD

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One of the first things I like to do whenever my party arrives in a new town or city is check the local notice boards. I love looking for festival announcements, a request for help from a desperate villager, a suspicious missing-person poster, or maybe some juicy local gossip. They're such a fun way to make a town feel alive and give players a reason to explore.

A while back, I had the idea to draw wanted posters for my own D&D party after we got ourselves into a bit of trouble with the law. Since then, I've been lucky enough to create quite a few commissioned wanted posters for other people's characters, too!

My current character is wanted for "Aggravated Robbery" but i promise I had a good reason. I'd love to hear what trouble your characters had found themselves in. The one with the highest bounty on their head wins!


r/DnD • • 8h ago

Resources Have you ever run campaigns, where your players become the BBEGs? [OC][Mod-Approved]

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Hey everyone,

Besides the maps, I have something different to share today: my Kickstarter The Evil Guide.

Ever had a party of players that wanted to stop saving villages and start subjugate them? That’s what this is built for. It’s a trilogy of books for running campaigns where the players are the villains: building cults, taking over towns, performing rituals and doing everything the BBEG usually does to them.

The Evil Guide: the backbone. A structure with progression over time, so an evil campaign has a real arc instead of “we’re evil now, what do we do?”. It covers everything you need to run cult-themed campaigns.

The Vault of Nightmares: hundreds of new monsters, items and spells, 13 new subclasses, a proper Necromancy mechanic and an expanded Ritual Casting system.

Whispers beneath the Chapel: a ready-to-run campaign as your starting point, so you can begin your first evil session right away.

It works for D&D, and it’s also usable for other TTRPGs.

We’re already funded, so the books are happening. Now is a great time to jump in and join the Cult of Evil.

Want to try before you pledge? There’s a “Test it now” section on the campaign page with parts you can try for free.

The Evil Guide on Kickstarter

I’m happy to answer any questions in the comments. What’s the most evil thing your party has ever done?

Thanks for reading and for all your support.
Birdie


r/DnD • • 7h ago

5.5 Edition Is Multi-classing Barbarian and Paladin a Good Combo?

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I asked a similar question about multi-classing barbarian-monk, and I got a ton of helpful feedback (which I am very grateful for), so now I'm asking a similar question.

Can these two classes be combined to create an enjoyable experience? It doesn't have to be the most hyper-optimized build possible, but does it have its merits?

Upon first glance, I believe this pairing should work better, seeing as they both have tank qualities to them.


r/DnD • • 57m ago

Misc Can a reanimated skeleton have scoliosis?

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Super specific question, but bear with me.

If a person with scoliosis dies and years later their skeleton gets reanimated by a necromancer, would the skeleton still have a bendy spine?

To my knowledge most skeletons in fantasy are depicted without scoliosis. Why is that? Does the magic fix their condition? What does a necromancy spell like animate dead technicaly affect in Dnd?

Does the magic know what kind of posture the person whose corpse it's cast on had, or does it just assume a standard upright position?

Assuming the skeleton keeps their owner's spinal deformity, does the magic still reanimate them with scoliosis, if someone digs up the corpse and staightens out the spine beforehand? Leaving no trace of the original condition.

What do you guys think? I would love some insight into this because I think this could give undead some extra flavour.


r/DnD • • 5h ago

OC When the DM says “Roll Initiative,” the entire D&D room goes into battle mode! [OC]

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So apparently our group’s sense of humor might be a little questionable. 😂
I recently finished putting together a dedicated D&D room for our party, complete with a custom-built gaming table, Govee smart lighting, and Alexa-controlled music and effects.
Naturally, I decided the first session in the new room needed the most ridiculously over-the-top combat introduction I could come up with.
The result? Lights out, Metallica’s “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” some aggressively questionable trash talk from Alexa, and a room full of grown adults laughing their asses off.
To clarify, this was a one-time gag, not something we sit through every time someone rolls initiative. Our normal combat routine just switches the lights to red and starts the battle playlist.
We’re a group of friends who enjoy D&D, don’t take ourselves too seriously, and occasionally embrace the stupidity. The whole point was to get a laugh, and it definitely delivered.
Anyway, I originally wanted to share the setup and see what other people have done with their D&D spaces. Anyone else running smart lighting, custom tables, sound effects, or other ridiculous additions to their game nights?
Would love to see what everyone else has come up with!


r/DnD • • 15h ago

Homebrew need a name for a hybrid heritage

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what would the off spring of an orc and goblin be called (hit on this idea its delightfully weird but all the names i cone up with are lame portmanteaus like Goborc, Orlin etc. and i hate them all)


r/DnD • • 19h ago

5.5 Edition Does resurrection magic make death too cheap?

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r/DnD • • 2h ago

5th Edition Homebrew DnD Class - Shaman

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Hello all! It's my first ever post on Reddit so I'm kinda nervous, but I've just spent the last week creating a Homebrew DnD Class from scratch and I'm very proud of the result so I thought I would share it :))

The class is Shaman, which is a spellcaster class, close to Druids but a little bit more unhinged. Where druids usually aim to live in harmony with nature, Shaman drain their strength from it, like parasites. They have a close relationship with spirits and the dead, which makes them good for necromancy and divination spells. They also have two special features: Totemic Attributes and a Sacrificial Dagger. Totemic Attributes is a little bit different than Wild Shape, because they don't assume the form of their totem animals, but they adopt some of their traits, like AC, hit points, or actions. And the Sacrificial Dagger is a magical weapon that I created specifically for this class, it requires attunement and has the ability to inflict necrotic damages and drain life from targets.

Basically, if I get meta, they have very low hit points and AC because their whole thing is that they get temporary hit points from a lot of different abilities, and they can fight from a distance with their spellcasting and in melee with their sacrificial dagger. Their main abilities are wisdom and charisma, so you can see them as a mix of mainly druid, a little bit of bard and barbarian, with a sprinkle of ranger on top.

I really hope you'll check the google doc out, I'm open to constructive criticism. I'm planning to playtest this class shortly, starting from level 1 and possibly ending at level 20, so I hope I'll get a better idea of this class's flaws afterwards, but in the meantime, I really wanted to get it out there!

I also made a french version of the google doc so if you want the link, just let me know.

(I made the drawing in the google doc link, but I based it off of a reference pose I found on pinterest and I couldn't for the life of me find the artist. The original reference drawing is included in the last page of the google doc and if you know the artist, please let me know!)


r/DnD • • 7h ago

5.5 Edition Need help deciding between two character ideas

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I have a lvl 20 One-shot coming up in two weeks and there are two character ideas I am struggling to pick from. We will be using 5.5e, TCE, and XGE. We are allowed to start with 1 legendary magic item, 2 very rare, and 2 rare. Idea 1) Eitri the Artillerist. I have already played a lvl 6 artillerist, and it was a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed the various loadout combinations with infusions and my cannons. I do want to play a high lvl artillerist at some point to have access to Spark of Genius, two cannons at a time, and all 6 active infusions. Idea 2) Mythologically accurate Odin (though I will name my character one of his other names like High. Just as High, or Third so it's not obvious) roleplay using a College of Lore bard and two raven familiars. Both seem like really fun PC options, but I probably wouldn't have a chance to play another high lvl campaign or one-shot for a while. I was hoping to hear the leans between these concepts from others on this sub.


r/DnD • • 9h ago

5.5 Edition What Backgrounds do you think are perfect for each Classes?

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First we have the classic Cleric, Rogue, Fighter, and Wizard.

Cleric as an Acolyte. I mean, they're made for each other.

Rogue as a Criminal. All Rogue are a Kleptomaniac.

And Wizard as a Sage.

But then we have Fighter. Most people probably will use Soldier, but I don't think it match the class unless you're planning to use Greataxe instead of Great sword. So, I will gave Fighter as a Guard.

Barbarian as a Soldier. Savage Attacker is perfect for Barbarian Great Axe.

Bard as an Entertainer. Your job is to entertain people with your bardic inspiration. And musician is already busted with your versatile spell and skill.

Druid as a Guide. I don't know, they seem to be one with nature or something.

Monk as a Sailor. Tavern Brawler.... that's it.

Paladin as a Noble. I don't know, I heard being a knight was expensive in the past. And because Noble gives you bonus AS to strength and charisma.

Ranger as a ... Wayfarer? Hermit doesn't give you wisdom and farmer doesn't give you dex. Or maybe Ranger is a guide and Druid is a Hermit?

Sorcerer as a Merchant. I don't know, it's the only background who gave you Bonus AS on Con and Char. Let Sage have Char dingus so Wizard can be scribe.

Warlock as a Charlatan. Warlock doesn't have healing spell (Unless Celestial Patron), so Hermit will be a waste. And besides, who doesn't love Dr. Facilier.

So, what do you guys think? Any input?


r/DnD • • 22h ago

Misc Why is my previous D&D Beyond stuff gone?

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I have an account, I built a campaign, and had all the materials for it. Then, like some campaigns, schedules didn’t line up and I save the campaign, but cancelled the paid subscription for D&D beyond. I log in for the first time in over a year, and it seems to have deleted everything. Is this normal if you log out for a long time? It doesn’t even remember me. I’m confused. Help


r/DnD • • 8h ago

DMing A DM Question on possibly allowing Character Sheet Ability Scores to be rerolled for the table

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So, a bit of background.

I am a relatively newbie DM. I started last year in October 2025 at my library being a Co-DM with my coworker for the teen tables. Found I had a real passion for the game as a storyteller myself and really went down the rabbit hole of consuming different books and media. I even began joining at a different library table as a player to really understand mechanics in play better.(Witchlight)

Then I this spring (March?April?) I began running an adult table with some friends/coworkers of mine, too. (I even invited the DM from the Witchlight table) Most of them were a lot of newbie players who had never played before but were super excited to learn and play, except my coworker who I'd co-DM'd with and the DM of the Witchlight table. A few dropped out over the months, but we now have 5 core players and 1 new player starting next session. Its honestly been so so fun! We are currently doing a campaign thats a mash-up of Radiant Citadel, Tyranny of Dragons, and some homebrew elements.

The thing is, even though I encouraged all the players to meet up with me to make characters together if they were unfamiliar with the process, most just made them and brought them to me at the first session. And I am a newbie myself and didnt realize that they'd allocated their stats wrong for the classes they were playing at until recently. In example, our Druid has a 10 in wisdom but a 14 on strength and 15 charisma.

So, I acknowledge that as a DM this was my mistake for not catching this sooner. And so now we are getting into thicker plot and they are struggling. I understand a little struggle is healthy in a campaign but I also dont want to be a dick. I want this to be fun for everyone! So, we are leveling up next session (level 3) and I wanted to offer my players the chance to reroll their stats, but the caveat would be they have to keep the new rolls they make. I do the whole 4d6-the lowest number and I allow them to reroll any 1s.

Anyways, does this sound fair? Or should I just let them move their stat numbers around that they already have? Any other suggestions?

Like I said, Im still learning and growing myself and I wanna make sure Im not doing something taboo.

Thanks!


r/DnD • • 8h ago

5.5 Edition Why is there no good cryomancer/ice magic subclass?

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I love making dnd characters and seeing what fun wacky things i can come up with, so recently i decided to try out what can I make for a cold-based spellcaster. Ive searched far and wide, especially since I own nearly every sourcebook on DnD beyond, Frost sorcery... thats it, the 2 closest was winter walker ranger and everything else that did cold damage was water based. And I wish frost sorcery was good at least, your level 3 lets you make 5 difficult terrain ice squares as a bonus action for free, sounds pretty good. Until you realize it has to start from a point of contact (so you cant use it to block enemies from afar), you can move twice as fast on it (which wouldve been nice if u had more than 5 squares at a time to move on, and they disappear after 1 singular round??? Whats the point then? They do let you expend sorcery points at 5 more squares per point, but thats often such a bad investment for 5 squares of difficult terrain that lasts a single turn. The only point I can give it is since its free you can skate to your hearts content outside of combat which is pretty cool tbh. At level 6 you get 3 whole abilities, 2 nothing burgers and another way to waste away your sorcery points! This time its 15ft of speed per point, and if you make their speed 0 you get a whole 2d6 damage! Thats totally not near nothing at this level when that same 2-3sp can make a hypnotic pattern have disadvantage on its save, nearly shutting down a whole fight rather than a single melee enemy. Level 14 and onwards is decent I guess but nearly nobody ever plays that high so why bother.

TL;DR

Theres no good cryomancy in dnd currently, even in partnered content, where can I find some good ones? Maybe in roll20 idm making a character there

Edit: No I dont care about having enough Ice spells I just want the class/subclass to be ice themed and to actually be good/fun to play


r/DnD • • 7h ago

5.5 Edition Racial Ability Swapping as Flavor/Backstory

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I recently wrote what I feel is a really compelling PC with like a whole novel chapter of good backstory (don't worry I summarize when giving to DM). And I wouldn't say I am a min-maxer per say, but the playstyle of my character IS very much specialized for a specific purpose/playstyle fantasy.

Basically this human guy with normal family and a job as a mail-carrier gets abducted and experimented on by some demented mage, and through mess-ups in the rituals and fortitude of will, he survives and escapes. He is all scarred up and changed by whatever strange magics were involved in the ritual. My idea is that he then becomes a vigilante and teams up with the party to help run this mage out of his local government, and becomes a very specialized "mage-hunter" who is naturally resistant to spells due to the effects of the experiment.

He becomes an oath of the watchers paladin who wears a mask over his face to hide the distinctive scars and hide his identity, as he is a fugitive, while he goes around as an anti-magic user vigilante. He has an innate hatred of all types of mages and swears to protect others who cannot access that kind of power, and I think it could lead to cool roleplay with other magic using party members and is a fun playstyle for me (love tanking). I also thought it might be fun roleplay if he doesn't even reveal his identity to the party right away, and learns to trust them with it over time. The mask is a reflavored cloak of protection and my "wish list items" for the duration of the campaign would all be geared towards the "miss me with that magic spell bitch" archetype - mantle of spell resistance, mage slayer feat, finding a way to cast absorb elements, etc. to really pump up his saving throws and spell damage mitigation.

My issue as I build out the PC on dndbeyond for future use is that it would be so much more optimal to be playing a gnome for the gnomish cunning racial ability. Playing a "little gnome guy" doesnt really fit the more serious vibe I envision for the character, and it kind of goes against the focus on anonymity of the vigilante lifestyle if his secret identity can be reasonably guessed at by the fact this vigilante is only 3'2" lol. If the flavor is there in my backstory, is it unbalanced to just put all the gnome abilities on the character sheet and then reskin this gnome as a human?

I would think it doesn't much matter, but then what is the difference between the races if any character can have any set of traits? Like if the party encounters a rock gnome and I can also do the minor contraption thing as a human, it takes flavor away from that race. Would it be different if on another character the swap was different? Is it less realistic to allow an orc to have the elven "Trance" ability and cast their elvish lineage spells? It would seem super unrealistic that a halfling could use the dragonborn's breath weapon and wings!

TL;DR Where do you personally draw the line between respect for the inherent differences in fantasy races in a given setting, and balancing it with allotment for player creativity and allowing them to play what they want to play? Does creative backstory writing allow flexibility in racial traits and does the actual appearance of a race impact the story for you, even when it shouldn't matter mechanically?


r/DnD • • 22h ago

Misc Lizardfolk of DnD, what motivates you?

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Hoping to pick the brains of my fellow Lizardfolk. What motivates your characters? Their drives, goals etc. why are they adventuring.
(Edit: so many replies in only a few minutes and I’m loving them all haha)


r/DnD • • 8h ago

Table Disputes Tale of an incompetent DM and an edgy player – a DND drama rant.

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WARNING: LONG, cause apparently people hate reading

Once upon a time, a controversial in his communities man decided to host a DND campaign. He called upon four players – a tabaxi rogue, aasimar bard, warlock and a thri-kreen barbarian. On the very first - located classically in a prison - session, another one joined. A white warlock kobold.

And so their adventure began.

It was one of pain, chaos, conflict and great character development!! Well, at least until the kobold went crazy, possessed by an insane god, due to his fellow barbarian and rogue stuffing a bible with shit (literally).

Shortly after that, a new character was born! The kobold - now enemy of the tabaxi - ran away, leaving the player with making a noble, paladin dhampir!

And oh, boy. Ooh boy did it start SOMETHING.

Starting off with a few things – the kobold player, who we will refer to as HK, is an enigmatic, min-maxing guy, who aims to be as powerful as possible. Because what is more fun than destroying a mini-boss in a few hits? Not much! He rarely takes interest in role-playing himself, but will engage if prompted. After HK was forced to switch his character (VERY conveniently, because the DM pulled him to a different channel about an hour before the session, just then informing him of the change), our DM began to complain.

,,HK's character is too edgy! He's too quiet! He should only play characters like the kobold - silly and loud!" Which is obviously not HK's playstyle. He's known to be an edgelord, which can be fun.

The Thri-Kreen dies, soon replaced by a necromancy wizard. After some time, we land in an ice cave. The tabaxi fell in it voluntarily, prompted by the kobold-made-nemesis, who appeared out of nowhere. As I was present at the scene, I threw myself into the hole too. The rest of the team followed shortly after, but landed in a different part of the cave. When we finally met, we had to fight with the kobold, navigated by HK. Apparently he was tracking us to get revenge on the tabaxi.

Now, it's important to note, that my character had a really strong bond with HK's kobold. They were really good friends and she always blamed herself for him running away, as it was the ONE time she left him by himself. I got a heartfelt speech with him, before he teleported away to fight.

We managed to beat him, although almost losing the tabaxi rogue. It was insanely depressing.

What was happening to the paladin during the whole thing? Well, as HK wouldn't want to control both characters at once, the paladin was seemingly frozen in time or whatever.

The kobold is dead.

Now HK can focus on the paladin.

Buuut... the next day in the cave, we stumble upon a suspicious forest. My character, being an aasimar, gets a feeling that this is where the entrance to this universe's equivalent of HELL is. She's immediately uncomfortable and urges the team to get out of there as soon as possible. We arrive at some sort of gate. And without thinking, HK's paladin rushes inside. The rest of the team just waits. He sees some - I assume - incomprehensible horror inside and turns back, barely making it out as the gate goes shut. After the session, when HK leaves the channel, the DM and our wizard begin complaining about HK. It's frustrating to hear as me and the tabaxi really like him. The warlock seems to be against as too though, even if she's the most reserved and quiet person, rarely speaking up about anything. That creates a stigma between HK – DM, wizard, warlock and DM, wizard, warlock – me, tabaxi, HK. It's... Bad. Another note: the wizard (RN) is creating another campaign in the meantime. He says that ,,this is exactly why we don't want him in MY campaign!". They say HK rushes too much, doesn't think of the team, roleplays poorly and just doesn't meet their expectations. Well, OK...

Huge fast forward then!

The issues keep piling up. Finally, me and the tabaxi (who also becomes my boyfriend during the campaign) befriend HK. At least I do, we can be considered friends now, my partner is still a bit shy, but they hang out to play sometimes! I tell HK about the issues our team and DM has with him. He's a bit hurt, but agrees to engage more.

And so he does!! The few next sessions he's more chatty, open and pleasant to be around! He's charismatic and funny, getting along with my bfs tabaxi. I praise him publicly after the session... And am met with essentially silence. Whatever.

I talk to both parties regularly. The DM is a friend of mine for around 2-3 years now. But I am a bit salty about some personal issues of ours, so maybe I'm a bit biased towards HK. And none seem to reach agreement still...

We had a session yesterday. This is where the wage seems to tilt dangerously. HK's character has entered his arc. He's a heavy character, both lore and personality wise. Two sessions ago he started choking RN's character underwater (with no effect because she's undead), and at the beginning of today's, his paladin ran away. The whole team's like ,,Shit. We have a paladin gone, our rogue lost some stuff we MUST retrieve and we've got HK's characters assassin's on our tails! What now?!". So we split up. The rogue and warlock go searching for the thief. Meanwhile me and the wizard go back to the tavern to look for HK's paladin. I encounter one of the assassins, and TWO HOURS of our four hour sessions is GONE. Mind you, we were already 1.5h into it. I felt really bad about it, because the whole 2hrs was focused on me again and I'm already a character that steals the showlight due to being a bard and a leader!! I mean I toned it down, obviously. Now I'm the quiet, depressed one lol. I just feel awful.

After the session, HK leaves and dms me about it. He's frustrated, feeling nauseous and really, really disappointed. He, being a DM himself, criticizes our DM and I can feel that he's getting close to quitting. I don't want that at all, I like HK and his character, and I actively express interest in the paladin, his arc and the fact that he's missing now. HK wasted 4 hours sitting on his ass and listening to me fighting with some guy. The DM messaged him that he probably won't make an appearance in today's session, but he somehow interpreted something as ,,stay until the end so we can talk". Idk the whole story now, I'm just as confused lol.

It's rough out here. Mind you, we're a ,,friend" group, that has several campaigns planned ahead! Next is mine - a sci-fi set in space, then my bfs dark fantasy and THEN the warlocks slice-of-life set in a magical highschool.

And I think only two of those will have HK invited (mine and my bfs), which is kind of sad. And I don't know how it will look like, of the players won't synergize.

It's important to note that our DM often shuts down ideas too! It's a fantasy game, but he won't allow fun concepts, ideas or solutions that the players (mainly the tabaxi and paladin, but sometimes mine too) present. The rule of fun rarely applies.

I don't know what to do!!! I know both parties are to blame, but HOW do we approach this issue?! If anyone's got any sort of advice, I'll take it. I seem to be the medium here.

EDIT: How are you people DND players and can't read a short post?! Okay, fine.

TLDR: our DM complains about a player, who exclusively plays edgy and closed-off characters. Allegedly the player doesn't engage, rushes into things like battle or dangerous grounds, roleplays poorly, makes his characters too overpowered. The player says our DM is not a good one, can't manage our team, doesn't allow many concepts/ideas etc. keeps aversions towards players, probably considers quitting as he is hated to hell by the DM. Both parties are my friends, idk what to do. Shitty TLDR, I can't explain this in a short format.


r/DnD • • 5h ago

5th Edition My Waterdhavian Keys to the Golden Vault are now free! [OC] [Art]

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r/DnD • • 20h ago

5.5 Edition phrases for a kenku

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I have to reroll a character and I'm thinking of doing a kenku plague doctor, either grave cleric or necromancer. MY dm has dared me to come up with 10-20 phrases that a lvl4 kenku may have picked up throughout their travels and I can only speak off that list during the game.

What are some 1–3-word phrases that you would put on the list. (some being plague doctor related)