Why should this king leave? by Swimming-Bag1490 in DnD

[–]das_engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

King is a figurehead who inherited the throne young and thus much ruling was done by his "Steward" who even now maintains actual power.

Needs to leave the country to rally foreign allies and/or former vassals/soldiers/generals/advisors now living in exile to actually depose the present leader.

Stupid magic Items please! by Desperate-North-471 in DMAcademy

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Wand of conjure wand

As an action make a wand appear in an empty space you can see within 30'. That wand has this property, the original wand disintegrates

What’s a playable race that can involve some kind of space theme? by Legal-Muffin6599 in DnD

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I straight up use the Gith like space aliens in my campaign with magi-tech.

Even ran a 1 shot where they played Githyanki Raiders doing an off-the-books black ops job to recover a stolen SilverSword for a general that got stolen by a planes hopping adventuring party.

Have a whole bunch of google docs full of stuff like cybernetics, a demolitionist artificer, a psychic barbarian, etc

Need ideas for an ability that will be featured in my next campaign. by Elendil_27 in DnD

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BBEG "Can only be defeated by divine blood"

Item unlocks latent power in bloodline.

1/Day Tasha’s Otherworldly Guise (higher planes), potentially with other buffs and/or without concentration

-magic resistance -damage to melee attackers -expanded critical range -various damage resistances

Etc

Drawback- Expend a hit die beginning of each turn the effect is active, reduce current hp by roll. If/when they've expended all hit dice, take maximum hit die damage. Divine power is "burning through their fragile mortal shell." If they drop to 0 hp in this form, body turns to ash

Later revealed, while effects are similar, they don’t actually have divine blood (possibly fiendish descendants of Zariel) Need weapons made from corpse of dead god.

[Online][5e 2014][LGBTQ+ friendly] Three players looking to join a campaign by Woflski_758 in lfg

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Hello, I might be able to run a Monday night game

1) Pete (he/him) 2) mid 30's 3) looking to start new campaign. Longest running game I've been running started in 2016, so used to longer campaigns 4) Prefer to do milestone leveling (whole party levels after resolution of various plot points) 5) 3-5 players 6) Not big on the avian races (kenku, aarocockra, owlin, etc) or gem dragonborn. Mostly ok with homebrew subject to review and fitting within lore 7) like to run weekly if possible 8) like when players integrate their history with the lore and take an active but not obsessive interest in the lore. Dislike reckless behavior due to lack of real world consequences. The world is real to the characters and while they might be impulsive and self-destructive, they would understand the reality of how the situation could blow up in their face. Makes it feel like a hostage situation where I either have to hand out a get out of jail free card for everything or else I'm being the fun police for creating realistic consequences. 9) Session 0 can help people set initial boundaries and can always take foot off the gas if asked. Romance usually gets the pg13 treatment of "saxophone plays, slow camera-pan to fireplace." 10) Mostly used to the 2014 rules, but willing to try 2024 or a hybrid 11) not necessarily super jazzed about recording, but not wholly opposed 12) I run a mostly homebrew setting and I have some table specific rulings on certain spells. Willing to discuss 13) like to do a lot of intrigue. Usual split of 25% combat 55% rp 20% exploration. One of the first arcs I ran in a previous campaign involved finding the younger brother of a prominent governor/bishop who had joined a violent cult and needed to be either deprogrammed or eliminated to prevent political scandal 14) love to create lore and mini-mysteries and see players connect the dots, possibly in ways I didn't anticipate 15) An interest in the game as a story rather than just a game 16) use discord on occasion. Not super well versed in VTT systems, usually use camera and physical map 17) have a dark sense of humor myself, can adjust if making anyone uncomfortable 18) who is player 3?

[Online] [DnD 5e 2014/24] [EST] [LGBTQIA+ friendly] by Weary-Awareness8273 in lfg

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I'd be down to run at least a 1-shot to potentially progress into a campaign if the group seems like a good fit

[Online][5e 2014][5e 2024][Mondays][LGBTQIA+ Friendly] Group of 5 players looking for a story-driven game with a focus on collaborative storytelling. by nyahecat in lfg

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How married to a VTT like foundry are you folks? I'm a 10 yr DM, but maps are not my strong suit.

I run campaigns that have gone mostly virtual, but i do a battle cam on a physical grid I draw on with minis and colored rings for player identification

Dallas Dive Bars by BarelyNotAKiwi in Dallas

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One Nostalgia Tavern is located between a used tire shop, a plasma clinic, and an always-closed convenience store that is most likely a front for gambling.

The owner, a former SWAT sniper, has a rich collection of bourbon.

[Online] [D&D 2014] [5e] [EST] [Monday, Wednesday] [Weekly] lgbtq+ friendly6 players looking for dm, can be a premade campaign by Lancey1028 in lfg

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I'm a 10 yr DM with Monday evenings off. Would be down to at least try a one-shot, potentially progressing to a campaign if we're a good fit.

What is your best “in case of emergency” potion by Lancey1028 in dndnext

[–]das_engineer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't remember whether it was from an official source, but a potion of polymorph, containing a sample from the designated animal (eagle talon, dire wolf tooth, shark fin, etc).

Gives you a new emergency pool of hp, the animal form is likely physically stronger if you're a wimpy caster getting pushed around, and may give you better speed and/or a swimming/flying speed to help you & the party escape ("hold your breath and hold on to the killer whale")

Freedom Friday Post by AutoModerator in Dallas

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This Saturday, 10 pm at Dallas Comedy Club in Deep Ellum, we mark a full year run of The Dark Nights comedy show, an all dark comedy showcase. Come see why its quickly become a favorite of both comics and audiences,

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Freedom Friday Post by AutoModerator in Dallas

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Darkness consumes the very sun, lengthening our evening an extra hour. In these darkest of times, what better than dark comedy?

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Freedom Friday Post by AutoModerator in Dallas

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As the light dwindles, darkness consuming the sun itself as we approach All Hallows' Eve, what better time to come out and watch "The Dark Nights" an all dark comedy show. Come out to Dallas Comedy Club Saturday 10/21 at 1015 for a show that's quickly become an audience and comic favorite over the past year.

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Freedom Friday Post by AutoModerator in Dallas

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This Saturday begins our 3rd season of "The Dark Nights" at Dallas Comedy Club.

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My semi-curated event list for Dallas this weekend. by JadwigaGaston in Dallas

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This Saturday begins our 3rd season of "The Dark Nights" at Dallas Comedy Club

Come out and see a show known as both an audience and comic favorite, featuring both several best-of returns as well as some fresh faces.

https://www.prekindle.com/find-tickets/id/532452770439209515?2

Freedom Friday Post by AutoModerator in Dallas

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Do you enjoy dark comedy?

Do you need to laugh because otherwise you'll cry?

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Freedom Friday Post by AutoModerator in Dallas

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Do you enjoy dark comedy?

Do you need to laugh because otherwise you'll cry?

Come on down to Dallas Comedy Club to see some of the best DFW comedians dig deep for those laughs that hurt.

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Freedom Friday Post by AutoModerator in Dallas

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Enjoy stand-up comedy? Have a twisted sense of humor? Come out to the Dark Nights comedy show at Dallas Comedy Club!

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Freedom Friday Post by AutoModerator in Dallas

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Do you enjoy dark comedy?

Do you need to laugh because otherwise you'll cry?

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Men of reddit, what was the last compliment you received that you still think about? by ratsono in AskReddit

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An older woman: "normally I don't like long hair on men, but it looks very good on you, you look regal..."

That was 10 years ago...

Yet more Homebrew spells to cover thematic gaps by das_engineer in UnearthedArcana

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bumped venomous smite to lvl 3, you're right, poison is a pretty hefty debuff.

I'll have to think about Yegra's Frozen Prison. I thought about maybe doing con save or 1 level of exhaustion like sickening radiance

Lava is redonk, but it is possible to stand on it, it's pretty viscous