I’m new to DnD and it feels like my DM is specifically trying to kill off my characters /u/brielarstan DnD: Roll for Initiative!
I’m new to DnD and it feels like my DM is specifically trying to kill off my characters /u/brielarstan DnD: Roll for Initiative!
I’m not sure if I’m being sensitive or not, but I think my DM is trying to kill me.
My DM is a longtime DnD player, and started a campaign with two relatively new players because he said he loves helping people learn the game. After they’d been playing for about six months, he asked if I wanted to join their game on a trial. My only DnD experience is BG3, so I know some basic spells but obviously not how it works outside of that video game.
DM helped me make a character who he said would fit nicely in their campaign. We had a first session and it was really fun. Everyone seemed to like me and asked me to join permanently.
Ever since then, the DM has been trying to kill me. I play a very quishy, high charisma bard. Every enemy only focuses on me. Every time we run into a politician, I will roll above a 20 and it’s never high enough to convince them of anything. I have high stealth, and will roll above a 20 and I get caught. I’m constantly getting kidnapped, beaten up, dr*gged, etc.
We decided to play a one shot with new characters. I created a cleric necromancer. He created a boss fight with creatures that are impervious to necrotic damage and poison, which are all my spells. I successfully blinded one of them, and he said, “Actually, they cannot be blinded.”
We’re actually playing right now and I had to open this tab as the other characters are in the fight because I had to disengage, I’ve dropped to 1hp and literally cannot help. I’m so frustrated. I try to do fun improv and always agree with the group because I don’t want ever derail the main story. But I spend every game getting the snot beat out of me.
One of them privately DM’d me during this game to ask if I did anything to piss the DM off because of how badly I get attacked. It’s not fun anymore. I’m becoming jaded when my characters are supposed to be nice people, and it’s making it hard to roleplay.
I am an incredibly new player and so I can’t tell if this is normal. But every fight has enemies that only I cannot hurt. I am always getting kidnapped and failing rolls 20+. Is this normal, or am I too sensitive to play this game?
Edit: Some more clarification. I always ask before I roll anything and clarify that it’s the right thing to roll (like persuasion vs intimidation). He helped me make my character, he approved my stats.
It isn’t just politicians I try to convince, that was just the last few examples. I roll an 18 to persuade a guard to let me pass? Nope, he didn’t buy it, now I have to go to jail. I roll a 15 performance check playing my lute at a tavern? They weren’t impressed, we made no gold. My backstory is that I have an alias with ironclad documentation? Sorry, immigration didn’t buy it, I’m the only party member who can’t enter a town and do the quest.
Many people say I should just talk to him, and I appreciate that. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn’t overreacting before I did. This is my first DnD experience and I started to wonder if I’m just really bad at it and should quit.
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r/DnD I’m not sure if I’m being sensitive or not, but I think my DM is trying to kill me. My DM is a longtime DnD player, and started a campaign with two relatively new players because he said he loves helping people learn the game. After they’d been playing for about six months, he asked if I wanted to join their game on a trial. My only DnD experience is BG3, so I know some basic spells but obviously not how it works outside of that video game. DM helped me make a character who he said would fit nicely in their campaign. We had a first session and it was really fun. Everyone seemed to like me and asked me to join permanently. Ever since then, the DM has been trying to kill me. I play a very quishy, high charisma bard. Every enemy only focuses on me. Every time we run into a politician, I will roll above a 20 and it’s never high enough to convince them of anything. I have high stealth, and will roll above a 20 and I get caught. I’m constantly getting kidnapped, beaten up, dr*gged, etc. We decided to play a one shot with new characters. I created a cleric necromancer. He created a boss fight with creatures that are impervious to necrotic damage and poison, which are all my spells. I successfully blinded one of them, and he said, “Actually, they cannot be blinded.” We’re actually playing right now and I had to open this tab as the other characters are in the fight because I had to disengage, I’ve dropped to 1hp and literally cannot help. I’m so frustrated. I try to do fun improv and always agree with the group because I don’t want ever derail the main story. But I spend every game getting the snot beat out of me. One of them privately DM’d me during this game to ask if I did anything to piss the DM off because of how badly I get attacked. It’s not fun anymore. I’m becoming jaded when my characters are supposed to be nice people, and it’s making it hard to roleplay. I am an incredibly new player and so I can’t tell if this is normal. But every fight has enemies that only I cannot hurt. I am always getting kidnapped and failing rolls 20+. Is this normal, or am I too sensitive to play this game? Edit: Some more clarification. I always ask before I roll anything and clarify that it’s the right thing to roll (like persuasion vs intimidation). He helped me make my character, he approved my stats. It isn’t just politicians I try to convince, that was just the last few examples. I roll an 18 to persuade a guard to let me pass? Nope, he didn’t buy it, now I have to go to jail. I roll a 15 performance check playing my lute at a tavern? They weren’t impressed, we made no gold. My backstory is that I have an alias with ironclad documentation? Sorry, immigration didn’t buy it, I’m the only party member who can’t enter a town and do the quest. Many people say I should just talk to him, and I appreciate that. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn’t overreacting before I did. This is my first DnD experience and I started to wonder if I’m just really bad at it and should quit. submitted by /u/brielarstan [link] [comments]
I’m not sure if I’m being sensitive or not, but I think my DM is trying to kill me.
My DM is a longtime DnD player, and started a campaign with two relatively new players because he said he loves helping people learn the game. After they’d been playing for about six months, he asked if I wanted to join their game on a trial. My only DnD experience is BG3, so I know some basic spells but obviously not how it works outside of that video game.
DM helped me make a character who he said would fit nicely in their campaign. We had a first session and it was really fun. Everyone seemed to like me and asked me to join permanently.
Ever since then, the DM has been trying to kill me. I play a very quishy, high charisma bard. Every enemy only focuses on me. Every time we run into a politician, I will roll above a 20 and it’s never high enough to convince them of anything. I have high stealth, and will roll above a 20 and I get caught. I’m constantly getting kidnapped, beaten up, dr*gged, etc.
We decided to play a one shot with new characters. I created a cleric necromancer. He created a boss fight with creatures that are impervious to necrotic damage and poison, which are all my spells. I successfully blinded one of them, and he said, “Actually, they cannot be blinded.”
We’re actually playing right now and I had to open this tab as the other characters are in the fight because I had to disengage, I’ve dropped to 1hp and literally cannot help. I’m so frustrated. I try to do fun improv and always agree with the group because I don’t want ever derail the main story. But I spend every game getting the snot beat out of me.
One of them privately DM’d me during this game to ask if I did anything to piss the DM off because of how badly I get attacked. It’s not fun anymore. I’m becoming jaded when my characters are supposed to be nice people, and it’s making it hard to roleplay.
I am an incredibly new player and so I can’t tell if this is normal. But every fight has enemies that only I cannot hurt. I am always getting kidnapped and failing rolls 20+. Is this normal, or am I too sensitive to play this game?
Edit: Some more clarification. I always ask before I roll anything and clarify that it’s the right thing to roll (like persuasion vs intimidation). He helped me make my character, he approved my stats.
It isn’t just politicians I try to convince, that was just the last few examples. I roll an 18 to persuade a guard to let me pass? Nope, he didn’t buy it, now I have to go to jail. I roll a 15 performance check playing my lute at a tavern? They weren’t impressed, we made no gold. My backstory is that I have an alias with ironclad documentation? Sorry, immigration didn’t buy it, I’m the only party member who can’t enter a town and do the quest.
Many people say I should just talk to him, and I appreciate that. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn’t overreacting before I did. This is my first DnD experience and I started to wonder if I’m just really bad at it and should quit.
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[link] [comments] I’m not sure if I’m being sensitive or not, but I think my DM is trying to kill me. My DM is a longtime DnD player, and started a campaign with two relatively new players because he said he loves helping people learn the game. After they’d been playing for about six months, he asked if I wanted to join their game on a trial. My only DnD experience is BG3, so I know some basic spells but obviously not how it works outside of that video game. DM helped me make a character who he said would fit nicely in their campaign. We had a first session and it was really fun. Everyone seemed to like me and asked me to join permanently. Ever since then, the DM has been trying to kill me. I play a very quishy, high charisma bard. Every enemy only focuses on me. Every time we run into a politician, I will roll above a 20 and it’s never high enough to convince them of anything. I have high stealth, and will roll above a 20 and I get caught. I’m constantly getting kidnapped, beaten up, dr*gged, etc. We decided to play a one shot with new characters. I created a cleric necromancer. He created a boss fight with creatures that are impervious to necrotic damage and poison, which are all my spells. I successfully blinded one of them, and he said, “Actually, they cannot be blinded.” We’re actually playing right now and I had to open this tab as the other characters are in the fight because I had to disengage, I’ve dropped to 1hp and literally cannot help. I’m so frustrated. I try to do fun improv and always agree with the group because I don’t want ever derail the main story. But I spend every game getting the snot beat out of me. One of them privately DM’d me during this game to ask if I did anything to piss the DM off because of how badly I get attacked. It’s not fun anymore. I’m becoming jaded when my characters are supposed to be nice people, and it’s making it hard to roleplay. I am an incredibly new player and so I can’t tell if this is normal. But every fight has enemies that only I cannot hurt. I am always getting kidnapped and failing rolls 20+. Is this normal, or am I too sensitive to play this game? Edit: Some more clarification. I always ask before I roll anything and clarify that it’s the right thing to roll (like persuasion vs intimidation). He helped me make my character, he approved my stats. It isn’t just politicians I try to convince, that was just the last few examples. I roll an 18 to persuade a guard to let me pass? Nope, he didn’t buy it, now I have to go to jail. I roll a 15 performance check playing my lute at a tavern? They weren’t impressed, we made no gold. My backstory is that I have an alias with ironclad documentation? Sorry, immigration didn’t buy it, I’m the only party member who can’t enter a town and do the quest. Many people say I should just talk to him, and I appreciate that. I just wanted to make sure that I wasn’t overreacting before I did. This is my first DnD experience and I started to wonder if I’m just really bad at it and should quit. submitted by /u/brielarstan [link] [comments]