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Who’s older than Kelemvor? And other such “young” gods? /u/MostTry5279 DnD: Roll for Initiative!

Who’s older than Kelemvor? And other such “young” gods? /u/MostTry5279 DnD: Roll for Initiative!

I’ve been thinking…a lot of very well-known characters are either around the same age or older than literal gods like Kelemvor, and those same characters often pay tribute to said gods. It would be very funny to see a guy who met Kelemvor randomly, then all of a sudden, a few decades later he sees that “OH MY GODS, HE’S A GOD?” and like that’s just hilarious. Especially for clerics of Kelemvor, those of whom are hundreds of years old, like for example in BG3 if you reclass Astarion as a cleric of Kelemvor or Cyric, he’d probably crack a joke about how he’s older than the gods he worships. Same with, for example, a cambion for whatever reason.

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​r/DnD I’ve been thinking…a lot of very well-known characters are either around the same age or older than literal gods like Kelemvor, and those same characters often pay tribute to said gods. It would be very funny to see a guy who met Kelemvor randomly, then all of a sudden, a few decades later he sees that “OH MY GODS, HE’S A GOD?” and like that’s just hilarious. Especially for clerics of Kelemvor, those of whom are hundreds of years old, like for example in BG3 if you reclass Astarion as a cleric of Kelemvor or Cyric, he’d probably crack a joke about how he’s older than the gods he worships. Same with, for example, a cambion for whatever reason. submitted by /u/MostTry5279 [link] [comments] 

I’ve been thinking…a lot of very well-known characters are either around the same age or older than literal gods like Kelemvor, and those same characters often pay tribute to said gods. It would be very funny to see a guy who met Kelemvor randomly, then all of a sudden, a few decades later he sees that “OH MY GODS, HE’S A GOD?” and like that’s just hilarious. Especially for clerics of Kelemvor, those of whom are hundreds of years old, like for example in BG3 if you reclass Astarion as a cleric of Kelemvor or Cyric, he’d probably crack a joke about how he’s older than the gods he worships. Same with, for example, a cambion for whatever reason.

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[link] [comments]  I’ve been thinking…a lot of very well-known characters are either around the same age or older than literal gods like Kelemvor, and those same characters often pay tribute to said gods. It would be very funny to see a guy who met Kelemvor randomly, then all of a sudden, a few decades later he sees that “OH MY GODS, HE’S A GOD?” and like that’s just hilarious. Especially for clerics of Kelemvor, those of whom are hundreds of years old, like for example in BG3 if you reclass Astarion as a cleric of Kelemvor or Cyric, he’d probably crack a joke about how he’s older than the gods he worships. Same with, for example, a cambion for whatever reason. submitted by /u/MostTry5279 [link] [comments]

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[OC] Update to my previous post “I’m gonna DM my first ever game over Christmas” (DoIP – Essentials Kit) /u/dokomiii DnD: Roll for Initiative!

[OC] Update to my previous post “I’m gonna DM my first ever game over Christmas” (DoIP – Essentials Kit) /u/dokomiii DnD: Roll for Initiative!

Hello everyone! I’d like to start this out with a heartfelt thank you to all for the 450!! great comments and 1k upvotes I received on my previous post. Sadly it got removed because I added a picture of the module I’m running and it violated the apparent rule of “posting pictures of purchased items” – my bad. Still I wanted to update to say, that despite all three players being complete newbies and me being a first-time DM it went as well as it could’ve I guess. Session 0 was explaining basics and chosing characters. Immediately after we decided to jump right in and started the adventure. Safe to say roleplaying is very hard when you’re not used to it. Still they got a feel for how the “passive” game (non-combat) works and began the first three quests of the module. Our second session today was the first combat, where I definitely excel at. They got the hang of it pretty quickly and were all very engaged. Due to some bad rolls on my end they managed to complete the encounter with ease. Because of time constraints we cut the session right after combat and scheduled to pick it back up after new-years. I’m very excited to continue!

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​r/DnD Hello everyone! I’d like to start this out with a heartfelt thank you to all for the 450!! great comments and 1k upvotes I received on my previous post. Sadly it got removed because I added a picture of the module I’m running and it violated the apparent rule of “posting pictures of purchased items” – my bad. Still I wanted to update to say, that despite all three players being complete newbies and me being a first-time DM it went as well as it could’ve I guess. Session 0 was explaining basics and chosing characters. Immediately after we decided to jump right in and started the adventure. Safe to say roleplaying is very hard when you’re not used to it. Still they got a feel for how the “passive” game (non-combat) works and began the first three quests of the module. Our second session today was the first combat, where I definitely excel at. They got the hang of it pretty quickly and were all very engaged. Due to some bad rolls on my end they managed to complete the encounter with ease. Because of time constraints we cut the session right after combat and scheduled to pick it back up after new-years. I’m very excited to continue! submitted by /u/dokomiii [link] [comments] 

Hello everyone! I’d like to start this out with a heartfelt thank you to all for the 450!! great comments and 1k upvotes I received on my previous post. Sadly it got removed because I added a picture of the module I’m running and it violated the apparent rule of “posting pictures of purchased items” – my bad. Still I wanted to update to say, that despite all three players being complete newbies and me being a first-time DM it went as well as it could’ve I guess. Session 0 was explaining basics and chosing characters. Immediately after we decided to jump right in and started the adventure. Safe to say roleplaying is very hard when you’re not used to it. Still they got a feel for how the “passive” game (non-combat) works and began the first three quests of the module. Our second session today was the first combat, where I definitely excel at. They got the hang of it pretty quickly and were all very engaged. Due to some bad rolls on my end they managed to complete the encounter with ease. Because of time constraints we cut the session right after combat and scheduled to pick it back up after new-years. I’m very excited to continue!

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[link] [comments]  Hello everyone! I’d like to start this out with a heartfelt thank you to all for the 450!! great comments and 1k upvotes I received on my previous post. Sadly it got removed because I added a picture of the module I’m running and it violated the apparent rule of “posting pictures of purchased items” – my bad. Still I wanted to update to say, that despite all three players being complete newbies and me being a first-time DM it went as well as it could’ve I guess. Session 0 was explaining basics and chosing characters. Immediately after we decided to jump right in and started the adventure. Safe to say roleplaying is very hard when you’re not used to it. Still they got a feel for how the “passive” game (non-combat) works and began the first three quests of the module. Our second session today was the first combat, where I definitely excel at. They got the hang of it pretty quickly and were all very engaged. Due to some bad rolls on my end they managed to complete the encounter with ease. Because of time constraints we cut the session right after combat and scheduled to pick it back up after new-years. I’m very excited to continue! submitted by /u/dokomiii [link] [comments]

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Keeping the Box, Yes or No? /u/Noelosity DnD: Roll for Initiative!

Keeping the Box, Yes or No? /u/Noelosity DnD: Roll for Initiative!

So, my wife and I are in disagreement on this. We thought we’d go to reddit to see what others think! This is not to settle any arguments, nor to convince the other into another way. This is for curiosities sake.

Do you keep the boxes from the Essentials Kit and Starter set?

She Got the Essentials kit and I got the starter set. Once she took everything out, she tossed the box. Once I got done looking at everything, I put it back into the box, and stored it on the shelf with the rest of my Books.

Her mindset it: “We’ve already removed the items from the box to sort them. Organize them with the rest of our stuff, the dice are with our dice, the character sheets are in a folder with extra character sheets. So the only thing left is the books, which we have more than enough space to keep on our bookshelf with the rest of our D&D books. So we essentially are keeping an empty box solely for the sake of keeping it.”

Mine is: “I paid for not just the stuff inside the box. But the box itself. It comes with everything included in it and has the design to match the rest of the books, including the artwork. So it also doubles as a storage container to allow more organization for everything else to go with the books. Therefore I like to keep everything I have in the boxes and put it with the books.”

What do you think? And do you keep the box? Or just get rid of it?

Happy Holidays!

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​r/DnD So, my wife and I are in disagreement on this. We thought we’d go to reddit to see what others think! This is not to settle any arguments, nor to convince the other into another way. This is for curiosities sake. Do you keep the boxes from the Essentials Kit and Starter set? She Got the Essentials kit and I got the starter set. Once she took everything out, she tossed the box. Once I got done looking at everything, I put it back into the box, and stored it on the shelf with the rest of my Books. Her mindset it: “We’ve already removed the items from the box to sort them. Organize them with the rest of our stuff, the dice are with our dice, the character sheets are in a folder with extra character sheets. So the only thing left is the books, which we have more than enough space to keep on our bookshelf with the rest of our D&D books. So we essentially are keeping an empty box solely for the sake of keeping it.” Mine is: “I paid for not just the stuff inside the box. But the box itself. It comes with everything included in it and has the design to match the rest of the books, including the artwork. So it also doubles as a storage container to allow more organization for everything else to go with the books. Therefore I like to keep everything I have in the boxes and put it with the books.” What do you think? And do you keep the box? Or just get rid of it? Happy Holidays! submitted by /u/Noelosity [link] [comments] 

So, my wife and I are in disagreement on this. We thought we’d go to reddit to see what others think! This is not to settle any arguments, nor to convince the other into another way. This is for curiosities sake.

Do you keep the boxes from the Essentials Kit and Starter set?

She Got the Essentials kit and I got the starter set. Once she took everything out, she tossed the box. Once I got done looking at everything, I put it back into the box, and stored it on the shelf with the rest of my Books.

Her mindset it: “We’ve already removed the items from the box to sort them. Organize them with the rest of our stuff, the dice are with our dice, the character sheets are in a folder with extra character sheets. So the only thing left is the books, which we have more than enough space to keep on our bookshelf with the rest of our D&D books. So we essentially are keeping an empty box solely for the sake of keeping it.”

Mine is: “I paid for not just the stuff inside the box. But the box itself. It comes with everything included in it and has the design to match the rest of the books, including the artwork. So it also doubles as a storage container to allow more organization for everything else to go with the books. Therefore I like to keep everything I have in the boxes and put it with the books.”

What do you think? And do you keep the box? Or just get rid of it?

Happy Holidays!

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[link] [comments]  So, my wife and I are in disagreement on this. We thought we’d go to reddit to see what others think! This is not to settle any arguments, nor to convince the other into another way. This is for curiosities sake. Do you keep the boxes from the Essentials Kit and Starter set? She Got the Essentials kit and I got the starter set. Once she took everything out, she tossed the box. Once I got done looking at everything, I put it back into the box, and stored it on the shelf with the rest of my Books. Her mindset it: “We’ve already removed the items from the box to sort them. Organize them with the rest of our stuff, the dice are with our dice, the character sheets are in a folder with extra character sheets. So the only thing left is the books, which we have more than enough space to keep on our bookshelf with the rest of our D&D books. So we essentially are keeping an empty box solely for the sake of keeping it.” Mine is: “I paid for not just the stuff inside the box. But the box itself. It comes with everything included in it and has the design to match the rest of the books, including the artwork. So it also doubles as a storage container to allow more organization for everything else to go with the books. Therefore I like to keep everything I have in the boxes and put it with the books.” What do you think? And do you keep the box? Or just get rid of it? Happy Holidays! submitted by /u/Noelosity [link] [comments]

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Help Naming Secret/Arcane Organization/Cult… Acronym: BROD /u/Noble_Spaniard DnD: Roll for Initiative!

Help Naming Secret/Arcane Organization/Cult… Acronym: BROD /u/Noble_Spaniard DnD: Roll for Initiative!

Just trying to come up with an organization whose initials are BROD, and thought I would tap into the Great Collective.

Anything arcane/secret will work.

Ideally, something to which a rogue might belong, as a broker of information, student of rare artifacts, or something similarly secretive (or arcane).

Yes, the character, with his accent, may (rarely) refer to his “Brodders”

Thanks, and Happy Holidays!

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​r/DnD Just trying to come up with an organization whose initials are BROD, and thought I would tap into the Great Collective. Anything arcane/secret will work. Ideally, something to which a rogue might belong, as a broker of information, student of rare artifacts, or something similarly secretive (or arcane). Yes, the character, with his accent, may (rarely) refer to his “Brodders” Thanks, and Happy Holidays! submitted by /u/Noble_Spaniard [link] [comments] 

Just trying to come up with an organization whose initials are BROD, and thought I would tap into the Great Collective.

Anything arcane/secret will work.

Ideally, something to which a rogue might belong, as a broker of information, student of rare artifacts, or something similarly secretive (or arcane).

Yes, the character, with his accent, may (rarely) refer to his “Brodders”

Thanks, and Happy Holidays!

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[link] [comments]  Just trying to come up with an organization whose initials are BROD, and thought I would tap into the Great Collective. Anything arcane/secret will work. Ideally, something to which a rogue might belong, as a broker of information, student of rare artifacts, or something similarly secretive (or arcane). Yes, the character, with his accent, may (rarely) refer to his “Brodders” Thanks, and Happy Holidays! submitted by /u/Noble_Spaniard [link] [comments]

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Dear older edition players, what are some spells that could be incorporated into 5e? /u/Somethingclever451 DnD: Roll for Initiative!

Dear older edition players, what are some spells that could be incorporated into 5e? /u/Somethingclever451 DnD: Roll for Initiative!

What are some fun spells from previous editions that could be translated into 5th edition?

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What are some fun spells from previous editions that could be translated into 5th edition?

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How do I tell my players they can be more “experimental” without sounding judgmental /u/cullllllle DnD: Roll for Initiative!

How do I tell my players they can be more “experimental” without sounding judgmental /u/cullllllle DnD: Roll for Initiative!

After a long long long time of being a d&d shows fan (shoutout d20 and naddpod), I’ve started DMing a campaign for 2 great friends of mine, neither of which played for more than a session. So far we’ve had 3 session and it’s been really great, I really enjoy DMing, and they told me multiple time how much fun theyre having. But, and I’m asuming it’s partly because im used to watching professional actors and players, knowing them I feel like they could be having more fun if they were doing more shenanigens, bending the rules slightly (especially since theyre only 2 players), describing skill checks for advantages, or even just add additional flavor to their attacks (which they love doing for the finishing move). so far they’ve mostly followed what it says on the rulebook, and my hexblade warlock even said it feels unfair that im letting him cast eldritch blast in meelee without disatvantage, reflavoting it as a magical sword strike, but he enjoyed it nontheless.

so how do i tell them they can try more stuff like that if they want, without it sounding like im dissatisfied with how they play, or saying they aren’t creative because their solutions are usually more creative than the ones i planned.

to be clear, these are my friends, and i know the solution is to talk, im mostly asking how you would approach it, especially since they dont watch those shows so they have no refernce.

also, if you have any additional advice to a starting DM, and how i can balance 2 players better (for now i have a dumb NPC cleric with them for healing, but a lot of people told me thats bad)

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​r/DnD After a long long long time of being a d&d shows fan (shoutout d20 and naddpod), I’ve started DMing a campaign for 2 great friends of mine, neither of which played for more than a session. So far we’ve had 3 session and it’s been really great, I really enjoy DMing, and they told me multiple time how much fun theyre having. But, and I’m asuming it’s partly because im used to watching professional actors and players, knowing them I feel like they could be having more fun if they were doing more shenanigens, bending the rules slightly (especially since theyre only 2 players), describing skill checks for advantages, or even just add additional flavor to their attacks (which they love doing for the finishing move). so far they’ve mostly followed what it says on the rulebook, and my hexblade warlock even said it feels unfair that im letting him cast eldritch blast in meelee without disatvantage, reflavoting it as a magical sword strike, but he enjoyed it nontheless. so how do i tell them they can try more stuff like that if they want, without it sounding like im dissatisfied with how they play, or saying they aren’t creative because their solutions are usually more creative than the ones i planned. to be clear, these are my friends, and i know the solution is to talk, im mostly asking how you would approach it, especially since they dont watch those shows so they have no refernce. also, if you have any additional advice to a starting DM, and how i can balance 2 players better (for now i have a dumb NPC cleric with them for healing, but a lot of people told me thats bad) submitted by /u/cullllllle [link] [comments] 

After a long long long time of being a d&d shows fan (shoutout d20 and naddpod), I’ve started DMing a campaign for 2 great friends of mine, neither of which played for more than a session. So far we’ve had 3 session and it’s been really great, I really enjoy DMing, and they told me multiple time how much fun theyre having. But, and I’m asuming it’s partly because im used to watching professional actors and players, knowing them I feel like they could be having more fun if they were doing more shenanigens, bending the rules slightly (especially since theyre only 2 players), describing skill checks for advantages, or even just add additional flavor to their attacks (which they love doing for the finishing move). so far they’ve mostly followed what it says on the rulebook, and my hexblade warlock even said it feels unfair that im letting him cast eldritch blast in meelee without disatvantage, reflavoting it as a magical sword strike, but he enjoyed it nontheless.

so how do i tell them they can try more stuff like that if they want, without it sounding like im dissatisfied with how they play, or saying they aren’t creative because their solutions are usually more creative than the ones i planned.

to be clear, these are my friends, and i know the solution is to talk, im mostly asking how you would approach it, especially since they dont watch those shows so they have no refernce.

also, if you have any additional advice to a starting DM, and how i can balance 2 players better (for now i have a dumb NPC cleric with them for healing, but a lot of people told me thats bad)

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[link] [comments]  After a long long long time of being a d&d shows fan (shoutout d20 and naddpod), I’ve started DMing a campaign for 2 great friends of mine, neither of which played for more than a session. So far we’ve had 3 session and it’s been really great, I really enjoy DMing, and they told me multiple time how much fun theyre having. But, and I’m asuming it’s partly because im used to watching professional actors and players, knowing them I feel like they could be having more fun if they were doing more shenanigens, bending the rules slightly (especially since theyre only 2 players), describing skill checks for advantages, or even just add additional flavor to their attacks (which they love doing for the finishing move). so far they’ve mostly followed what it says on the rulebook, and my hexblade warlock even said it feels unfair that im letting him cast eldritch blast in meelee without disatvantage, reflavoting it as a magical sword strike, but he enjoyed it nontheless. so how do i tell them they can try more stuff like that if they want, without it sounding like im dissatisfied with how they play, or saying they aren’t creative because their solutions are usually more creative than the ones i planned. to be clear, these are my friends, and i know the solution is to talk, im mostly asking how you would approach it, especially since they dont watch those shows so they have no refernce. also, if you have any additional advice to a starting DM, and how i can balance 2 players better (for now i have a dumb NPC cleric with them for healing, but a lot of people told me thats bad) submitted by /u/cullllllle [link] [comments]

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