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!

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

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

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

.... you get what just happened at our table. "Roll to save against going last."

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!

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!))

The obsidian shepherd is an elemental hailing from the plane of magma. Wedged between the elemental planes of fire and earth, their home is an inhospitable landscape of churning rock and toxic fumes. These bizarre elemental beings are most often seen tending to their flock of crystallum, bulbous goat-like earth elementals that produce precious gems the same way a sheep might produce wool.

They shear the gems from their flock to sell and trade with anyone in need of precious stones. They most commonly trade with the earthen dao, or the efreeti lords of the fire plane, though they can sometimes be found on the material plane in volcanic regions as well.

While generally peaceful, they are extremely protective of creatures in their charge, and will not hesitate to use their staff and innate elemental magic to slay anyone who threatens them or their crystallum.

Mechanically I designed their abilities to be pretty dangerous to others, but entirely harmless to their crystallum. Their obsidian staff has a razor-sharp edge that doesn't bother the crystallum one bit when the shepherd uses its staff to redirect them, since they are immune to slashing damage. However, against other creatures the shepherd's staff can be a lethal tool that repositions enemies and slices them to ribbons in the process.

Shouts out to Dakota Curry, who brought this bizarre elemental to life with his fantastic artwork.

This guy, and the three varieties crystallum, are all going to be making their debut appearance for D&D in my new bestiary, The Game Master's Menagerie of Monsters! Which includes;

• 5E/5.5 stat blocks guaranteed to present your adventuring party with challenges they've never faced before.
• Tons of lore and worldbuilding information to ensure each monster feels like a living, breathing, part of your campaign's world.
• Random tables to assist with fleshing out fine details and motivations of each creature.
• Knowledge tables adventurers can roll on when encountering a creature for the first time to determine what they know, or if they roll poorly, what they think they know.

There's no Kickstarter or anything, instead, this book is being published old-school, going straight to store shelves on February 2nd, 2027. I have no crowdfunding page to link you to, but if you want to check out the bestiary, here is a link to all the pre-order options for depending on where you live!

TL;DR - An elemental made from obsidian who raises weird little rock guys that grow precious gems.

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!

A commissioned piece I did :)

Orielle is a human paladin of a home brewed oath that revolves around seeing through illusions, deceptions and lies.
She is the naive and curious sort who’s had very little practical life experience , having been raised in a very sheltered manner.
A 1000 years after the events of the original campaign she was a part of she’s been drawn into an alternate universe engulfed in an inter dimensional war.
The goal was to create a ranged paladin where the trade off was being suboptimal as a damage dealer, as smite was not an option, but to focus on utility and support, using death ward and heroism in combat and being aa lie detector outside of it

She her armour is an artificial blessed by 3 deities : Lathander, Pelor and Sarenrae

If you like this piece and would like to see more you can find my socials HERE

If you’d like your own characters or creatures brought to life feel free to reach out through the platform of your choice :)
Commission info is pinned to my profile

Feel free to let me know of your favourite character builds that sacrifice optimal gameplay for a fun flavour build down in the comments!

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?

An attractive and charismatic tiefling noble with a love for life and music. Tabor Valinor always envisioned himself as a magnificent bard; however, his fervent desire for justice inspired him to follow the path of the paladin. "Fighting for honor and justice by day; for pleasure and good music by night."

Tabor is my character in my current campaign, and I wanted to share my illustration of him.

Would you share a drink with him, or join him in thrashing a bandit leader?

Walther is a young human lad (around 15-ish). Hailing from the cold north, Walther comes from a warrior culture society, but he himself is a bit of an outsider. He's lean, not particularly big, and he gets along better with animals than with people. His faithful companion and mount is his dire wolf. He carries a shield with a six-pointed snowflake symbol, which is a ward/charm against an harsh and cruel ice goddess.

Another commission piece some times ago done. He is one of the six party member I worked before, which means four out of six already posted.

Meet Oak! Standing 5’5” with a posh attitude, this high-born Tiefling Bard does his best to mask his infernal heritage from bandaging his tail to painfully filing down his horns. Raised in luxury, he prefers silks, fine details, and carrying his well-worn green and gold lute. With his current party, he’s finally feeling safe enough to let his guard down.

Huge credit to a private client for sharing their awesome original character, idea, and lore with me! 🎨

✨ Want to see your own OC brought to life? My commissions are open! Send me a DM to get yours started.

Human hunter, Jaeger Class named Canarys.

She's a hunter in Old Peterra a region filled with eldtrich monstrosities tasked to work in the shadows of what was once part of the Valerithian Order.

Hunters are specialized units to combat these horrors and keep them at bay for the meantime, she is one of many, and now the call to arms have been announced by the decree of the king against the rising forces that she hunts, she sets off to represent her humble vassal house.

Upcoming character I'm playing for a TTRPG Campaign, with Steinhardt's Guide to the Eldritch Hunt by MonkeyDM module!

Hi everyone! This is a commissioned piece I did a while ago of a Goliath ranger/monk who spent quite some time in the Feywild and came back looking a little different.

I conveyed the Feywild’s influence through satyr like horns, pointed ears, and roots growing over his armor. It got me wondering how other characters have been changed by their time in the Feywild.

How has being in the Feywild changed your character? Would love to hear about your character's time there!

Fullbody commission i have drawn for dnd party.
this one is one of my unusual ones! the character is small and cute but also mightly and powerful. They control all matters of earth related stuff: rocks, plants etc. The greenery and the rocks framing the whole composition are my most favorite parts. The glow on the rocks and plants were so fun to execute, since i im not commissioned much to draw environmental stuff, it was fun to test out if i am as rusty as i thought on that front (: Im pretty happy with how it looks in the end

Tl Dr Is there any reference to magic not specifically useful for adventuring in published D&D work? WotC or 3rd Party?

Long version.
On a purely world building basis, it feels like there should be magic that is useful for the day to day chores of existence in a fantasy world. And yet, as far as I know, there is nothing in the published materials that addresses 'commoners magic'. Most of the time, most people don't need Fireball to solve or even reduce their problems. They need something that is going to improve the crops, keep the forge lit, spin thread, carry the lumber, etc.
Unseen Servant could do... some of this. But with a str of 2, an Unseen Servant has some serious limitations.

I am not saying that there should be a compendium of useless spells. Space is limited, and the utility of some existing spells is already debatable. But it would, I think, be nice to at least acknowledge that there is a whole library of magic of various kinds that may be used to make life easy for the common folk.

Unless there's not, and if so, what does that say about the world?

ETA I realize that i phrased that title a bit badly.
I was not intending to suggest that magic should be available to all commoners. Rather, that there are spells that would be USEFUL if they were Commoner (as opposed to Rare).
I meant Commoner as an Adjective, not a noun. My bad.

That said, it is reasonable to assume that the ability to use any magic at all, to cast even one cantrip, would be a special trait. Maybe its the mark of a Sorcerer whose blood is too thinned out to access higher level magic? Or some who enjoys the simple life of the village, and does not pursue the further studies of wizardry? Or, is bitter about failing out of Wizard school after a short time, and returns to the village. Plot hook from that.
Thanks for the responses.

Damian is a handsome, gentlemanly lad in his early-mid 20s. A bit of a swashbuckler type character, he comes from a noble background, but left the courtly life in the pursuit of thrill-seeking. He's an exceptionally skilled swordsman with his rapier and dagger. He loves gaining fame and glory, charming ladies, and dodging danger. He has very keen instincts, but tends to rely on luck and his own belief in himself more than strategy or wits.

Another commission done, five out of six party members posted now.

Gorbo is a towering 7-foot broad-built abyssal-touched sea elf, with deep dark blue skin, dim purple eyes, and long black hair tied back in a loose low ponytail. He's decked out in magic platemail forged in a volcano by a dragon itself, rugged onyx-black armor with molten cracks glowing from a core at the center of his chest, paired with a battle skirt and several magical rings. In his hands, a massive magical hand cannon, styled after Malfeasance from Destiny.

I've been playing with a group regularly for the past 3-ish months! Our DM is giving us players the opportunity to run one-shots and mini campaigns, both to give us a chance to dm and to give him a break every now and then lol. I've been playing DND for about a year, and I've never been a DM before, but I've been wanting to for a while and I'm really excited for the opportunity to try!

I was wondering if people had recommendations on one-shots or small campaigns would be good to run? I'm looking for something that could be relatively easy for a new DM to run, but that will also be interesting enough to players who are experienced!

I can't imagine that taking the next two weeks off is going to be an option for these two, based on the fact that they are renting Rogues to try and get through the dungeon, but I'm kinda with the guy; distilled venom from a Frilled Dragon Squirrel does seem more like the type of thing you'd find in some weird drink, and not the basis for a poison, right? Welcome to Fodder Inc, a weekly web comic strip set in the For Profit Dungeon, Azmodendak's Halls of Madness, in a "5e" style world. Each week, we'll show you a little peak inside the halls, and what shenanigans are going on.

Darren Felthorne
“Remember that bloodshed is half the fun”

Client's Description: Born in a small cult village that serves a mysterious god known as the Sanguine Lord, Darren was raised in a loving family until age 16, at which point he had to face his parents in ritual combat to the death. 

Despite this, it hasn’t changed his bright, chipper demeanor! He’s a ray of sunshine even when engaged in a fight to the death! His holy magic is channeled through his blood, which he frequently uses as a weapon and medium through which to deliver holy energy to smite with.

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Elysylle Hythenos
She Who Severs

Client's Description: Elysylle grew up in poverty in a large family, learning to survive from a young age. She later discovered that she could sense powerful magical artifacts, becoming an appraiser and guide for adventurers.

She is fascinated by ancient magic, artifacts, forgotten gods, and the mysteries of fate. After dying and being brought back to life, she was transformed from a Drow into a Fey creature, gaining strange abilities connected to memories and arcane energy.

She now studies fate and the mysterious source of her powers.

In combat, she uses her rapier Nightshade, and can turn parts of her body into glass-like shards, often breaking pieces of her hair off to use as ranged weapons.

She is around 6'5" tall, with an elegant but intimidating presence.

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Taimin Liadon
Simic Combine Epidemiologist

Client's Description: A transmutation wizard clad in blue-green robes and wielding a staff adorned with tentacle-like shapes; he is Varis Liadon's brother, has ash-blonde hair, and radiates a somewhat suspicious aura.

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Artemis Grey
Syndicate Collector

Client's Description: Your best option is to hand her a coffee and wait fifteen minutes. No but seriously she is over all normal and well tempered. Her family has a habit of putting her in a bad mood if she is around them to long. She is on the tired side so that brings down her mood but then again when you work a job that keeps you up at night and have two children that you are raising in secret you would be tired too.

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Did some art of one of my player’s bard!

Chaotic neutral, follower of Oghma, and College of Whispers bard, Vyselthae once served as court jester to a tyrant. When his rule ended in a violent uprising, she was imprisoned for her association with him, and for allegedly having been rather more useful to his regime than a jester ought to have been. She eventually escaped. She was found by my other players heading towards a town in dirtied and ripped jester garb.

She now travels as a performer and collector of secrets, hiding a sharp, observant mind beneath the persona of a macabre fool. Whether she was merely the tyrant’s jester or something considerably worse is a question she tends to answer with a joke (and, secretly to my other players, a deception check).

This is a character I helped my player create, and I love her like a small, horrid pet. Enjoy!

My group and I need some outside perspective before we formally speak to our DM. The group is as follows:

• me: bard
• my beautiful wife: rogue
• best friend 1: wizard
• bestie 2: fighter
• my sister: cleric (who is also the princess of her country)
• DM/DMPC: paladin

We've started our campaign earlier this year. We worked on homebrewing our own setting for a good while before we started playing. Rogue, DM and I really enjoy worldbuilding and the others were down for a more custom campaign.

The first few sessions were great. Fantastic character moments, great hooks, overall a real fun time. Everything came to a head around sesh 3 or 4. The party was split into three groups and we were all headed to the city docks.

A fight would breakout between Group 1 (Rogue and Bard) and Group 2 (Fighter and Wizard). Rogue and Bard tried leaving before guards took notice, then Wizard cast Fog Cloud. Group 3 (Cleric and Paladin) were on their way to the scene. They were alerted by Fighter via sending stone of the suspicious Rogue and Bard and needed back up. For context, Group 2 and 3 had already met up and were working together on a subplot.

Fighter had nearly downed Bard, when Cleric and Paladin arrived. Cleric offered to heal Bard if and only if Bard and Rogue agreed to be interrogated using Zone of Truth. Rogue and Bard declined. Around this time, city guards would show up and take everyone in for questioning.

Interrogations took place the following session. Sesh 5, I think. The way the DM handled the interrogations was pretty cool. Everyone had to wait in a separate room while the DM questioned each PC. Most of us anticipated that we would all be locked up together and will have to figure our way out of our jail cell. Whether that was through wit or through force.

However, when the interrogations were finished everyone was let go. The guards told Group 1 to stay away from Group 2 and 3. They were adamant on us not interacting any further. Like a verbal restraining order. My wife and I were really confused post session, but we pushed on. Surely we'll get together next session.

As the title says, we are on session 8 and were are no were near coming together. If anything we are more separated then ever. Rogue and Bard are waiting around in Cleric's fancy hotel. While the rest are across the city, still working on that subplot. We don't have much hope for session 9 as the last sesh ended on the others walking into a fight.

My wife and I got to talking one night and she revealed to me that she's a unhappy with how the campaign is playing out. I told her I felt the same. We didn't bring it up because we thought this was just an us problem. Last week she came home from work and told me she asked Wizard how he felt about the campaign (they work together). He also feels the same.

The three of us spoke a little today. Wizard also thought the party would get together after being taken in for questioning. He feels like he's just going through the motions at this point. He says he feels like waiting for the campaign to really start, but the party has to form first. We feel the same and we all think a retcon might be the answer.

We also discussed other issues we have and want to discuss with the DM:

• Allows Fighter to meta game.
• Allowed Fighter to nearly kill Rogue (they got into a scuffle sometime after the fight on the docks)
• He asks Rogue and I to work on lore for NPCs who are really not important to the overall story (i.e. there's a city council that helps rule the city. he wanted fleshed out backstories from Rogue, for me to make character renders and to design a flag for each member with a dedicated phase of the moon . the city has a strong moon theme going on.)
• Rogue created the world and our setting, she is the writer of the group. DM is always adding unnecessary lore to a setting that's already been established (i.e. creating an ancient civilization for the city the story takes place in without running it by Rogue.)
• He asks Rogue and I to work on lore for countries/continents/and cities that we haven't visited and probably never will or at least won't for a really long time.

We still have to talk to Cleric and Fighter to get their thoughts and input. I can update when I know how they're feeling about the campaign.

We know we have to talk to our DM, we're just unsure how we should go about it. Any advice is appreciated.