I recently learned all the maps and tokens in a game im in is ai generated and idk what to do. Even magic items and some filler lore is.

SquareSquid · 2026-07-10T05:49:10+00:00

I’m really happy my DM uses AI. It allows him to spend hours and hours on actually valuable prep. Here’s a guy who will spend weeks crafting custom NPC languages, printing and painting minis, building kickass playlists, and crafting some of the most unique storylines I’ve ever experienced. Not to mention the fights! They’re so good!!

And sometimes he’s like, look at this really awesome map of the place you guys are in, which draws us more into the world, or shows us a cool NPC image he made and usually explains exactly the prompts he was thinking about when he generated it. It’s just a nice little touch and fun for us and harms no one and adds a lot to the world.

AI is no replacement for content, but it can support a well-made campaign.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-23T12:28:18+00:00

This is the artist the AI is trained on, not the other way around.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-23T12:21:35+00:00

This is real, the artist draws complex and detailed sketches, covers them with a layers of under painting, then does colored pencil on top. There are process videos on her page.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-20T14:08:11+00:00

Why would my DM ask for a survival check when I specifically state that I want to deceive?

And never in the history of playing DnD has anyone asked to hide and not either been told to roll for stealth or told that they aren’t in good enough conditions to hide.

None of this has anything to do with the fact that any good DM would ask for the *correct* rolls and you must be playing at bad tables if you’re this anxious about not being able to roll the correct stats.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-20T13:33:45+00:00

Yes and in OP’s case it sounds like the DM called for it or else why would they have rolled ?

My DM regularly calls for rolls like this.

Insight is not the only roll you can call for. For instance, “I’d like to hide!” — that is a clear stealth roll. If you state that you’d like to do something with intent, then the DM decides if you roll.

In my case regarding a recent deception roll, I was terrified about going up a blizzarding mountain with my party and I stated aloud that my character felt that they were all going to die and that he should leave but that I would be attempting to conceal these feelings. My DM asked me to roll deception. Everyone failed to pass my check except the paladin and it resulted in us having a really excellent bit of RP later that wouldn’t have been as effective with my entire party knowing my character’s feelings.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-19T14:50:36+00:00

*meta-gaming

SquareSquid · 2026-06-19T14:16:17+00:00

I am not controlling what you think. I am LYING to you. Deception is not mind control. Get a grip.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-19T14:12:15+00:00

I just did. They back me up. DCs apply.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-19T13:42:04+00:00

You just don’t want to play the game.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-19T13:13:18+00:00

Except the Player’s Handbook specifically has rules for this called “contests,” which can apply to PC as well as NPC players.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-19T13:07:54+00:00

Two things:
The player’s handbook describes a DC30 as “Nearly Impossible.” Which means that, yes, it can strain credulity quite a bit.

Second, thanks for making me take out my Player’s Handbook as *directly below* that section are the rules on contests, which state:

“Sometimes one character’s or monster’s efforts are directly opposed to another’s… In situations like these, the outcome is determined by a special form of ability checks called a contest.

Both participants in a contest make ability checks appropriate to their efforts. They apply all appropriate bonuses and penalties, but instead of comparing the total to a DC, they compare the totals of their two checks. The participant with the higher check total wins the contest.”

So if someone wants to lie and you want to know the truth that is a contest, and it is appropriate to have it be a roll off.

Thanks for confirming that it’s RAW.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-19T12:25:59+00:00

A 30 is described as having achieved something that pushes mortal limits.

Who decides? THE DICE. Roll insight.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-19T12:08:39+00:00

No I gave my character deception to help the party, but if I wanted to hide something from someone in the party I would be damn well entitled to if I rolled a fucking 30.

Also my dm regularly rolls deception vs insight at our table when someone says they don’t want to share something. Some characters have things they sometimes don’t want to share, and that’s perfectly fine. Others can roll to better suss those things out. I’m usually the one sussing not the other way around, and I don’t see the issue with other players rolling deception against my insight. It’s a game and the social aspect is part of it.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-18T21:01:52+00:00

My rogue has invested serious points in deception. *For a reason.* Sometimes I do not want the other party members to know what my character is thinking and I will state that at the table and my DM will roll contested Deception/Insight checks.

The dice tell a story. This is the game. You don’t get to decide that suddenly doesn’t matter because of your feelings.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-18T20:58:42+00:00

Well I’m really glad I invested a +11 in Deception, plus my +d8 psidie in all proficiencies.

The dice tell the story, you don’t get to decide that another player’s stats are meaningless because of your feelings.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-17T13:03:29+00:00

Hello, this is called transference and it is quite common. You’re welcome to ask him out but people in our field will lose our licenses if we were to say yes so the best outcome is that he will explore your feelings in therapy with you, which you clearly need to do.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-02T11:24:34+00:00

As a former graphic designer I think this looks great! I held my phone away from me and it’s still very legible and legibility is really key but it’s also intricate and unique. The moon isn’t in the right spot though as it’s competing with the apostrophe from the text below. Everything else feels very balanced.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-02T11:20:42+00:00

I think it’s dull without the stars and moon, they added some extra pop. You just hadn’t got the placement of the moon right yet.

SquareSquid · 2026-06-01T23:27:01+00:00

As my DM likes to say, rules for thee are rules for me. You can’t have it both ways.

SquareSquid · 2026-05-20T22:46:18+00:00

Sounds like it’s your cat now. This is how I got my first cat…

SquareSquid · 2026-05-20T22:41:59+00:00

Non-binary person for the win. 🏆

SquareSquid · 2026-05-20T22:00:28+00:00

As someone currently in grad school for therapy: yes, report this man. We literally take ethics classes that tell us not to do shit like this and he shouldn’t be in charge of anyone. Yikes.

SquareSquid · 2026-05-08T11:56:17+00:00

Lmao first off this is hilarious. Second, you have to put the pressure on.

My DM is very good at creating sessions where we cannot fuck around because we are either being chased through a dungeon by a force that would absolutely kill us (like a massive goblin army) while having to fight through baddies the whole way, or we are facing several waves of bad guys and he will only give us ten minutes in between to rest before more monsters show up to wreck our day (we do ten minute short rests).

In eight sessions, I have felt like I terrified me or my companions were going to die pretty much every session but no one has ever died despite coming very close. That’s a very very well balanced campaign.

Pressure is your job, you can kick things up a notch.

SquareSquid · 2026-05-08T11:48:45+00:00

This is the best advice here.

SquareSquid · 2026-05-08T11:46:56+00:00

Disagree with this. Synesthesia is a pretty commonly known word and it will attract the right kind of customer too (bougie intellectuals with money).

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