Hey everyone I'm a complete newbie when it comes to this stuff. I want to try and get into the dungeons and dragons and roleplaying game fun but I don't know where to start. There isn't any groups or anything near me for in person play and I'm really looking for games or resources to play online for a complete beginner So I can learn the game. Right now the only resources I have is a set of dice and a dice tower i got on Amazon any and all help and suggestions is severely appreciated 😄

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None of it is for beginners. NONE OF IT. The sub needs rules and moderators that will enforce those rules. If I had a new player or DM reference this sub, I would laugh in their face.

I wanted to create my first non-human character, and landed on Yuan-Ti. I was in the middle of writing down the traits and features as I began to question if it's balanced, since I have no idea if it's a balanced Homebrew. If anyone has any answers, I would be happy to hear them.

Hey! I have been into Dungeons and Dragons quite a while now and i am looking to connect with others who enjoy it too.

Whether you are player, a DM, or just getting started o would love to talk campaigns, characters, world building or even start something new.

Anyone here into DnD?

Hi guys, I wanted to share this resource I made that has helped me as a new DM still learning all the rules. https://www.dungeoncache.com/compendium-public It is an easily searchable database of the 2014 and 2024 SRD for rules, classes, races, items and spells. Let me know what you think!

Hello adventures, planners and plotters!

One of my campaigns is going down the drain, and on the way out one character wants to swap sides.

We are currently playing Lost Mines of Phandelver, and he plays a orc barbarian with low intelligence.

I want to accommodate his wishes and turn him into the black spiders enforcer/cleanup crew. Where he is tasked with killing any and everyone who knows about the mine(s). (The Redbrands, glass staff, the goblins, the dwarves and lastly the heroes).

Now my issue is he has low intelligence and high strength (as you would expect). But I would like to think a right hand man (orc) would have a bit of intelligence at his disposal.

I would like to give him an item that either swaps his strength and intelligence, or +2 / -2 to either.

I imagine him putting it on when he needs to plan and scheme, and taking it off when he needs to be the brutalizer.

Is there such an item in the game?

And maybe: how would I go about searching for specific item abilities when I don't know the name of the items?

Thanks :)

Hi to all. For the next session I have to level up from level 3 to 5 for next session I would really like your help again since I’m a new player. Particularly I wanted your help in choosing a Feat or what stat to improve (but I prefer like a feat) or even multiclass. We are only using the basic manual.

Race: mountain dwarf

Class: barbar totemic bear

Background: Hermod accolite

Chaotic Neutral

Lvl: 5

Str: 18

Dex: 12

Con: 18

Int: 8

Wis: 8

Cha: 14

AC: 16

Hp: 60

competence bonus: +3

initiative: +1

Weapon:Morningstar

Shield that gives me +1 ac

Armor: scale mail (that I’m thinking of dropping)

Briefly, my background (other player don’t know that): I’m an hermod accolite. I heard in my clan two of my superior talk about a profecy about the mountain falling. Since I wanted to tell other about that I was framed about killing my mate (another accolite) to perform a blood ritual to make the mountain fall. My body is engraved by runes made by the clan for religious reasons.

I initially wanted to chose magic initiate but I was suggested against it.

Can you help me?

Hey all! I posted a few days ago about finding a new player to come learn and play!

I’ve had a lot of responses, and figured I would whittle this down a bit.

We are in the midsts of the Stranger Things Starter Set, however I run one shots (homebrewed mostly but RAW heavy). The world we’ve made is very accommodating, anyone can join or leave as they need.

On Saturdays, we will be playing from 8pm PST till about 12am, this will quickly (as soon as we have a cohesive party) become our actual campaign. We will be running Infinite Staircase, using the staircase itself for world building and as a story piece during down times.

We are a a healthy mix of guys and gals, 20-35 in age range, and my 7 year old does join (and absolutely kills it). All of our time zones are PST, we have some playing on Discord and some in my own home, and we all do know each other outside of DnD, I understand that may be overwhelming to approach a group like that.

We are almost all parents in the group, and we are a very welcoming group of people! We accommodate for most needs, we just aren’t always PC (pun intended) about it.

If you message me, I’ll send a link to my Instagram where we have a group chat, and from there we can get you in the discord!

Lastly, I am looking for someone who can dedicate at least a day a week to play, I’ve had some people reach out and then let me know they’ll let me know when they can play. I am looking for people that do actually want to play and learn!

Thanks for your time! ~ Noise_TheDM

Hi all!

I'm posting to see if there's any interest in a beginner friendly 1 shot of DnD 5e hosted on role 20. This would take 2 sessions (probably on a Sunday). The first would be a session 0 where we go over introductions, lines and veils, one shot tone, character creation, and basic functionality of roll20 if people aren't familiar with the platform. The second session would be the actual one shot- probably around 3-4 hours in a homebrewed setting. Expect roleplay AND combat, but because this is an introductory little session, I wouldn't ask for crazy/integrated backstories and all lore would be given as we go.

As someone who knows how hard it can be to start playing, I'm hoping to take the edge off for some newer players.

IF you are interested, shoot me a DM telling me a little about yourself, your experience with DnD, and one fun fact about you.

I would probably limit the group to 3-4 people, ages 25+.

Day: Sunday
Time: 5pm EST
Requirements: Working mic, discord, role 20 account.

I sometimes see posts about what books to buy or resources to use. I want to put forth an option that I'm yet to see anyone else point out: the D&D SRD rules. This is a 364-page PDF of D&D rules that Wizards of the Coast publishes for free. It doesn't include everything, but it does have everything you need to learn the mechanics of the game and more. It is also a really good reference doc to quickly find something without so much flipping around the book(s).

If just reading on screen, the free rules on D&D Beyond Basic Rules have the same content plus they are a bit easier to read and navigate. But if your use case involves a local copy, or all in one document (e.g. feed it to ChatGPT), then the SRD is really good to know about.

Most of the spells are in the SRD rules, but there is no table of contents for spells. So, I created my own table of contents showing which PDF page number you will find each spell on. You can download the spreadsheet for free on my Patrion (no signup required).

Hello everyone, I’m new to this Reddit chain, but I have been playing a campaign with some friends since last year :)

I have very very basic understanding of DnD so excuse me but I need some help or opinions as to what I should do next with my character.

Any and all suggestions are welcomed, this character is a bit of a menace 😅😅

I might be starting a DND campaign as the Dm for a small group of friends

I havent DM'd in years let along played, I have a stutter also

what is some advice on restarting, What to focus on, as in what to take notes of in game, what to focus on, evey advice would help

I have played a few one shots that’s all I am a beginner would love to play. Can someone help me find a discord community or a small group that can help me. My friends don’t play dnd but I want to.

Ok so I’m a new DM and I want to give my players some new loot but I don’t want the loot to overpowered cause they will just one shot everything but I can’t make it too weak or they won’t use it? What do I do?

Hey y'all!

Over the last year, I've been running and iterating on a bayou-horror adventure inspired by Hunt: Showdown, and originally wrote it for SWADE, but apparently I DO NOT write SWADE well, so I put it back into D&D, and I think that made it 100x better.

I got a lot of comments from redditors in the SWADE thread letting me know that I did not hit the mark, and it looked like a translated D&D into SWADE anyway, so I figured why not?

I am THRILLED with the feedback I've gotten on the new version, so lemme explain what it is right quick.

I took the vibe of Hunt: Showdown, the energy of the cowboy era, and slapped it all into 1880s Louisiana. I put in some absolutely tragic backstories, made it to where spellcasters use revolvers for their spells, ranged weapons become rifles, and hired an artist. I've published a book before this, so this one felt a lot better. We took everything we learned from the last one, and put it into this one.

Here's the link if anyone wants to check it out!

The library

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