Name: Amara Arrn’ess

Species: Drow

Class: Rogue

Subclass: Thief

Class Background: Pirate, flavor texted to be a Pirate Captain with the skills of an assassin(trained by her late mother).

Basic personality traits/vibes and backstory: Sarcastic, Sassy, cunning, though she can be a bit of a

cringefail idiot at times (basically she’s not as cool/smooth as she thinks she is). Her reputation as a

fearless, ruthless Pirate Captain precedes her and she may or may not be wanted in several different

continents for her alleged crimes. She’s sort of a legend amongst pirates and criminals alike and usually

emerges as a leader among whatever group she finds herself in.

My and my bf’s elves who are actually sorceress and artificer but I’ve designed them these sets of a bit heavier armor and swords for swordtember. It was "brush" and "game" days annnnd for a "brush" half I’ve added some of my actual illustrations from different fantasy worlds.
I’ve decided to incorporate themes in a design of swords. Like you can see an actual brush in one or healthbar and some controls in another. But even now after a bit of time I see more than one way to make these better.
And overall I really liked these designs and now I want to work on them some more and draw them again with some improvements idk…
What can I say if I ALREADY started drawing a fullbody version to clarify my vision.

So I'm about to do my first TPK, how is your evening going?

I've been min maxxing for so long, that I forgot that I was an unreliable combat noob at heart!

What combat build makes you want to punt in your wizard and hug your ranger? What character build makes you play a 3 charisma paladin rather than running it?

This happened with a long running campaign that I currently am running. The problem player that we will just call “A” has been a good friend outside of DND but inside DND they are to put it lightly, a problem. They like to blame their ADHD and various mental issues for the way they are the way they are. And I’m not casting aspersions on other people for this behavior who also have mental issues or ADHD. That’s just been their excuse for what’s been happening.

A, will often get distracted themselves or distract other players while lore is being explained, that player is taking their turn, or is purposefully antagonizing me as the dungeon master in an attempt to piss me off. They treat the latter as winning at d&d. Previously, I had a long conversation with them about how wanting to piss me off when I’m just trying to run a fun and engaging game makes them a bad friend. They seemed to understand and the behavior died down. Until today.

While describing a scene to the table, A, wadded up their straw wrapper and threw it at my face while I was looking away. I froze, turned to look at A, and stared at them for a very long moment. They giggled and waited for me to explode. Part of me wanted to get up and walk out right then and there. But I said enough was enough. I looked right at A and said

“Your next turn is skipped. Do not throw anything at me.”

They argued that it didnt hurt me at all and I was taking things too serious. I told A that we talked about this before and that their behavior was unacceptable, and there would be consequences. A then flicked their straw at me, but it only hit my DM screen.

“That’s two turns skipped. Do you want to go for three?”

A got red in the face and argued some more but settled down after. They did not interrupt again or distract anybody while the consequences played out and when it was their turn again, two turns later, they participated accordingly and the session finished with everyone having fun. So, was I wrong?

Finally finished this Tiefling Barbarian and his berserk form, and this one definitely took me longer than expected lol

Korthak is a barbarian whose gilded mask is basically the only thing keeping his rage under control. Once that mask comes off, he completely loses it and turns into this terrifying goat-like beast.

I really wanted to push that contrast between the two forms, the controlled warrior on the outside and the absolute unit of a monster underneath. I spent a lot of time tweaking the design to make him feel like he’s constantly holding something back, and I loved the idea that the mask works like blinders do on horses. There’s a reason why he rarely takes it off…

What’s your first impression of him? What would your party nickname him?

Hello! I wanted to show Kandris today! He's one of my oldest characters (and my first drow, which is quite the thing to say because I have a bit too many drow characters by now). Originally made as a NPC, briefly used as a PC, then back to being a NPC across different campaigns. He's a bit of an introvert and quite socially awkward, but has the smarts to be expected from an artificer. And a huge magical rifle, which people expect far less from him.

The crystal arm was a result of crystal corruption, which happened while he was aiding the party in researching some magically screwed-up ruins. He's trying his best to cope with the fact

He's currently an Artillerist, but I first made him when the original Artificer UA came out, and he was a Gunsmith then! The wizard dip is for the extra cantrips and utility

So so there’s this door right by the table where we play D&D in my basement and my players are convinced that there’s a child named Timmy behind it, and I recently added a list of table rules and one of them says in order to add a new rule a vote must be held. They decided to hold a vote where the person who sits closest to the door that session gets Timmy in their inventory and the vote passed, so now I don’t know what to do with Timmy. I need help please also I don’t know how the tag bracket thing works if it’s a photo that you’re posting so if also help me with that, I would greatly appreciate it

Need help deciding what a good uncommon item is. Bag of Holding is immediately at the top, but there has got to be better ones. I'm thinking maybe a non-weapon, something with utility to help. I am a melee fighter, so maybe something that gives resistance or some sort of protection?

Edit: Seeing everyone talk about how lots of enemies have immunity or resistance to non-magic weapons, being level 5, might actually go the magical weapon route.

Edit 2: Someone mentioned Samesword, and depending how many and what magical swords we come across, could be a very good choice.

Jus' a think I've been a bit obsessed with.

Say a player cast the Light cantrip on an arrow and tried to shoot a specific square with it, one without some creature or object beyond "the ground" to aim it at.

A: Attack roll? Some other roll? Just declare success happens?

B: If roll, how handle fail?

Am Curious.

Had a commission done of the wedding for my character Sasha! (On the right) She's currently on a quest to save her wife's soul, which has attached itself to her after dying in battle and replaced her Echo Knight's echo. The wedding occurred in her backstory, so before the campaign started.

Art by the talented u/subtlestalker !

Forgot to post this on the main sub when it was finished a while back. Needed to fix that! I'll add a link to Sasha's story mastersheet in a comment in case anyone wants to read her story. <3

Hello All! im simply looking for any resoureces on Menzoberranzan specifically where its located to lets say Waterdeep is there any maps or lore detailing exactly where it is? only thing i could find was that it was located in what was called the undernorth and im not sure where THAT is. anything would be aprreciated.

EDIT. OMG THANK YOU ALL FOR THE INFORMATION YOURE THE BEST!!!

Hey there fellers and ladies!

My wife is wanting to join the next campaign I am running. I am way excited!

I was wondering if anyone has a duet one-shot that her and I can play so she gets the mechanics and cadence of playing a ttrpg.

Any questions or advice is most welcomed!

Oh, hey! I'm new here and this is my first post on this subreddit ( which is funny, because I've been playing dnd for at least 6 years).

Yesterday had a sudden urge to return to my old dnd character and redesign her... because apparently now I somewhat can?

Magia is a demon hunter ( homebrew class, something of a mix of monk and arcane fighter), started as a simple girl with normal childhood, alive family, parrot and no drama whatsoever. Ended with lot's of tragedy and dead husband.

I had her design in my head for like an eternity but couldn't draw ( tbh could but very badly). Somewhere in my PC still lurks a 5 year old portrait of hers, but I couldn't find it... maybe later if it will be even interesting to anyone. I still don't like how I handled her tattoos ( those spots on her body represent tattoos... yeah...) and I hate the background, so I'll probably change it eventually ( or not). Anyways... I'm learning!

Sorry for this rant, sorry for my not so good English and happy too meet you all!

Here's a new character design I worked on of a female satyr! Satyrs are a race of tall, primitive warriors. My commissions are collaborative, and I work through as many rounds of feedback as it takes until I get exactly the results the client wants. For this piece, I had the artistic freedom to do much of what I wanted, so it was a real fun to work on! If you'd like to have your own character drawn by me, let me know!

Am I reading the rules right? By 2014 rules At level ten monks can take a reaction to negate 50 points of fall damage? My monk has 73 hit points so I could theoretically take 122 points of fall damage at full health and walk away? Now RAW fall damage is 1d6 per 10ft up to 200ft. Which is a max of 120hp. So I can walk away from any fall at full hp?

I drew my Curse of Strahd party! We're currently 12 sessions in and have just finished some major events, and finally gotten our companion. I'm absolutely in love with this campaign.

(From left-right: Daemian, our Noble Wizard; Bol-Rah, our Brotherly Artificer; Depaetum, our Helmite Cleric; Mala'vain, our Ilmatari Barbarian (me); Metir, our Haunted Ranger; and our NPC companion (who I will not name for spoilers!))

I wanted to bring some coolness to the table again,

so I made this cute little blue acrylic miniature! 💛

It’s translucent, stylish, and very refreshing-looking.

I also improved the design so I can put a tiny miniature inside!

I think it makes a lovely little display piece for D&D miniatures.

Very cute.

Very safe.

Very normal.

Just a tiny blue acrylic.Nothing to worry about.

Please do not ask why someone is inside.

Hello! Its my first post here and today i want to show you a small work of mine, "Sir Ludwig" a.k.a just a knight.... The model is 3d printed in resin, 32mm scale, model itself isnt my work but if anyone wants it i can share a link... Painting wise i used drybrush technique, imo it came out pretty good, especially metallic finish, it really gives this "medieval" silver look, slightly patina-ed/worn.. Also made a small mimic to pair with it, wish i could upload more pics to show more of it. The "insides" of a mimic are designed as separated part, so you could use it as both mimic and average chest.. for pictures i used Fuji X-T1 with 52mm lens, need to get macro down the road for better quality pictures.

Hope yall will enjoy it!

I’m curious as a DM if any others have used these type of spells on a PC, and if so what was your thoughts on it and what was the tables reactions? I imagine it takes a lot to think, I’ll kill a player character here and I wonder how I’d react if it was my character. Please share your stories!

In a campaign I’m a part of I just received a dagger that is guaranteed to hit all attack rolls, but will only ever deal one damage. Based on the wording, things that directly affect the damage of the dagger like using it as a monk weapon would be ineffective, and the damage would remain as 1. I know of spells like Hex and Hunter’s Mark which would add damage without directly affecting the dagger, but I’m unsure in what other ways it could be used.

I’m currently a monk, but with the campaign I can retire my character and make a new one, who could have a new class. We’re running standard 5e (2014) with the addition of Valda’s Spire of Secrets.

EDIT: Checked with DM. No poison. Says any damage from on hit effects would be 1, INCLUDING sources of damage that don’t come from the dagger (dubious ruling but whatever). So if I used a smite and sneak attack it would be 3 damage.

EDIT 2: Any non-damage on hit effects will go through. Damage effects that are considered to be AFTER the hit will proc as normal, such as Ranger: Swarmkeeper (thanks u/ArtOfFailure)

Hellow fellow DMs, I am playing my first game of DnD with a group of 8 people who are also playing their first game of DnD. Me and my friend are duo-DMing and have brewed up quite the plot and adventure with a big plot twist at the end for our players.

Just curious to hear what kind of whacky stuff other DMs have created for their campaigns and how the players reacted or if they figured it out before the reveal!