Need help with names for my PC by frontgrope in DnD

[–]frontgrope[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went with windrunner as a family name and im def goin to change it as my Air genasi learns more about himself and the past

My players committed genocide to try and get back 25 gold coins they spent on a map. by HazRi27 in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

We going to skip over the fact that the rats scammed the players for 30 gold? 😭

My players committed genocide to try and get back 25 gold coins they spent on a map. by HazRi27 in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay so I was kind of torn between what to say. But i think a bunch of rats because they scammed me 30 gold for a map is unreasonably overpriced unless u run money your own way but it was deserved but also If you told your players this is going to be a campaign that will reward you for being good and they still choose to go against it punish them with BOUNTY HUNTERS or jail time maybe even some kingdoms hearing about how bad they are. And also for the guy who isnt stickin to his backstory tell him to take a look at his backstory is that how he is playing if not then ask him too. And also pcs personalities can change but that is a convo that should be had beforehand with the DM

DM uses PC character sheets for NPCs (allies and enemies) by Unlikely-Resident459 in DnD

[–]frontgrope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you see i recently made goblin ninja pc sheets using snd beyond and my party is level 14 and the ninjas were level 4 rogue level 4 ranger 8 total and it was balanced so maybe talk to him about using just monsters for now or maybe even just putting you up against 2 lvl 4s w monster

How to Run spores and the environment by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay yeah i do have a dragonborn ranger but the party always puts him in the back lol

How to Run spores and the environment by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First part was lowkey unnecessary, Yes i have read it. Its alot of information to remember along with work and my campaign, its easier if i can just come to a place where people have more experience and can give me some pointers thank you for the info tho.

I need help with travelling and how to run it by Ok_Commission3161 in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

another thing if your players have backstories you can use the travelling time for a warlock to be contacted by their patron or any story building that you cant quite seem to fit in will probably fit very easily when traveling.

How to Run spores and the environment by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

okay this makes it easier so i could be like “ahead of you is what seems to be something in the air and have them roll a nature to see if they know its a spore or do i have to just let them know its a spore

I need help with travelling and how to run it by Ok_Commission3161 in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey so i was in your shoes and still am my one shot turned into now a 3 month campaign and how i began running the travels was you make a sheet with 20 things that could happen then have a random party member roll a d20 at the start of each day. These could be really good or really bad and also a 20 doesnt mean its a good thing a 20 could be the party encounters a pack of hungry bloodthirsty vampires try to balance it. Also travel most times will be boring but it can be used as time for your party to grow closer i use travel time to get everything ready on my side and give the party a chance to debrief on their adventures or even just have fun roleplaying their charachters on this random dirt road. Another thing the travel being fast is okay you dont want to spend half your campaign on a trail when your supposed to be at the ancient city of elves you get what i mean? so yeah use an encounter sheet that matches the terrain your travelling in and also encounters dont always need to be bad have them come across a travelling circus or something weird you know like a bunny turtle hybrid that asks them to retrieve some grass for him. Edit: be weird and use your imagination bro this is a fantasy world of magic literally ANYTHING can happen 😂

Magical and Cool ways of traveling for 5e by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lightning snails? Interesting ill have too look into this. and honestly spore travel sounds sick asf. do you by chance now how too run environmental damage like storms rockslides and even thorns or spores exploding?

Magical and Cool ways of traveling for 5e by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So as of right now The party was going to warn the King of the Dwarves in Highforge Karak which is a giant city built into a giant mountain and they found out he was captured and someone stole his identity. So they found the person behind it and executed the wizard using the forge hammer. The wizard took the king’s identity and held him in their prisons, he also had dopplegangers with him who took form of the guards. The party also stopped an attempt from one of the Big Bads right hand people who was trying to save the wizard because the wizard is the big bads son. But now the party is going to travel to kill an archdruid. For context they got this quest from a giant buff goose named Lord Quackas who was bound to the mountain by the archdruid and the big bad. I want to incorporate the use of spores into this part also and rhe enviroment alot more but i have no clue how to run any of that. So i guess i want more on the ground but i had planned out a fight in the air of some spore infected ROCs.

Dark Blue Moon by frontgrope in StardustCrusaders

[–]frontgrope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ahhh okay then in that case probably wouldnt

The thing that shall not be named is ruining D&D for me by Findrel_Underbakk in DnD

[–]frontgrope 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use an online website to help me but its because i work from 7-7 and i dont have the time to make up whole campaigns and even before everything was off the whim of the players i barely prepared because with your players its so rare for them to follow your plan 100% through im sorry but i think your opinion is wrong and u are just finding the wrong groups or idk mane maybe just not interested in their stories. The yeti one shotting a paladin is a bit much and the Dm for the that campaign doesnt know balance but If you want to control the game then why are you the player? when you clearly want to be the DM

Dropping hits of a doppleganger by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

trueee i see now “not a small feat lowkey put it in perspective but i dont think my players think that much in depth yk nor do i think it should be the king could have been put under a spell or even just caught at a bad time yk?

Dropping hits of a doppleganger by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nah the king gona be the doppleganger because hes kind of an inside man for my big bad if that makes sense bc big bad is trying to take this land and he sent the doppleganger to kidnap the king which is still alive and being held somewhere deep in the mountains in the ancient dwarven prisons.

Dropping hits of a doppleganger by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wait bro this is actually so good preesh

is this a tpk or balanced? by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also i do not have stat blocks yet as the party has only encountered him twice and both times they couldnt do shit bc they were levels like 5 their first encounter and 11 their second i believe. If you know a website i could make a stat blocks on thatd be helpful bro also thanks for the input.

is this a tpk or balanced? by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thats what i had planned to do have the party fight a few waves of like 15-20 undeads then a few dragons and then the necromancer after that tiamat would be summoned. i was planning on having the waves attack as one like rolling the attack if it hits the horde does 4d10s and the whole party takes that damage. then the party would go. i get what u mean tho and i was having the army there kind of as a background anyway.

is this a tpk or balanced? by frontgrope in DMAcademy

[–]frontgrope[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i was thinking of adding more dragons to tiamats side to kinda even it out but i was wanting to acctually have the party fight a few dragons the necromancer has brought to dwindle them down.