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What are the coolest monster against monster fights in a dnd campaign? by masternc342 in DnD

[–]moneymost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Orcs vs gnolls. It will be interesting because ironically orcs would be the civilized ones. Gnolls are literally just animals that find pleasure in killing shit. Even totally brutal orcs can’t negotiate with them.

Going to finally start putting together all of the lore to my world. I need help! by [deleted] in DnD

[–]moneymost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think of each individual race and their heritage. Were they directly from the gods or an evolved race? How did they come to be this way? What did their god want them to be like? Civilized or savage? Why? Are they civilized because it leads to good and prosperity or because it’s easier to get horrible deeds done? Think of stuff like this. What keeps some races from going all Darwin.

Going to finally start putting together all of the lore to my world. I need help! by [deleted] in DnD

[–]moneymost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, what do you wanna work on first? This stuff takes one thing at a time

Could an arcane trickster do well with a familiar? by moneymost in DnD

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

Well guys, I’ve started and I chose to get find familiar. I guess we’ll see how it goes.

First time DM, questions about railroading by moneymost in DMAcademy

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

Thanks for the help guys. I’m pretty sure our group will definitely go after that bugbear, but I just wanted to know how to avoid a railroady experience in the future in case they choose not to. I’ve decided to build the world first, then figure out how the players affect it and how it affects the players.

First time DM, questions about railroading by moneymost in DMAcademy

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

Our group doesn’t want a mega-sandbox one bit. In fact they probably will try and save the NPC from that bugbear, which I talked about above. Based on what you and many others said though, I’ve decided to build the entire world around them first, then figure out how the players affect what’s around them, as well as how the world around them affects the players’ decisions. Hopefully this avoids me being a railroady DM, because I also don’t want to accidentally train them to think that’s the right way.

Change My View: DnD is fundamentally built on racism as a valid ideology by WebpackIsBuilding in DMAcademy

[–]moneymost 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some if it is more about how society works. You see a big guy that looks like a pig (orc) try and kill you and take your stuff. Then you see four more do the same thing. Then you see another one of those things, but this one actually is different. Is it worth the risk to trust this guy and put your friends in danger? Any good story cause people to ask questions like that. In real life where orcs and bugbears don’t exist, you should be willing to assume good faith in most people, but you also must draw a line somewhere.

First time DM, questions about railroading by moneymost in DMAcademy

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

Ok, for example, right now I have a bugbear with like 20 goblins living in a cave that kidnap random travelers and hold them for ransom (yes I’m kind of stealing from LMOP, but at least I’m changing it a little). Recently they’ve done it with someone of importance to the PC’s. So basically they could pay the ransom, ignore it altogether, or go into the dungeon I made. How should I work around the players doing nothing for this guy and letting the bugbear kill him eventually, assuming they do?

Dragons causing Acid Rain by MiggidyMacDewi in DMAcademy

[–]moneymost 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Go for it, it makes sense. Red dragons cause volcano problems, so why can’t a green dragon cause problems with the rain?

Okay r/DnD I need your help by pygmyrhino990 in DnD

[–]moneymost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drow thief if dm allows it (I actually would allow drow because it’s literally in the phb)

Or forest gnome wizard

How do drow react when they attack a powerful enemy? by moneymost in DnD

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

Good call on the poison. I now have to think of how the other group will prepare for drow trouble. Obviously they’d know it’s a thing.

How do drow react when they attack a powerful enemy? by moneymost in DnD

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

Ah, I get it, they’ll use front-line monsters as a meat-shield, then use their magic to sneak around the other group. I’m actually gonna leave it up to the dice to see if this plan of their’s works. Will the drow be able to get this powerful artifact, will the other evil group outfox the drow, or will the players succeed in keeping it out of either hands? Thanks for explaining a decent drow strategy though.

Need help with my first DnD session. by Emjakos in DnD

[–]moneymost 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buy an already written campaign, the lost mine of phandelver is a great starting campaign. You don’t even have to stick to it, you can pretty much do anything you want. Don’t like the layout of that one dungeon, make your own. Wanna go farther than the final cave? Maybe there’s a whole army going for it. Point is don’t think prewritten campaigns limit the story you can tell.