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Bad news lore nerds: the movie is canon now because everyone loves Jarnathan and Themberchubb
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May 12, 2023 00:20
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HOMOEROTIC JESUS posted:What is everyone here doing for music and ambience during sessions? I usually have a player handle it, but I'm kinda interested in trying to do it myself. My experience so far has been that random D&D playlists on the internet stink. Reasons include tracks being dissonant from the alleged playlist theme, inconsistent volume, random pop or non-instrumental songs, and use of the Skyrim OST. I have a spotify playlist that's like 12 hours long which fulfills most of my needs. I've curated it over the course of like two years.
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May 12, 2023 00:21
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Bad news lore nerds: the movie is canon now because everyone loves Jarnathan and Themberchubb I chuckled every time they said “Jarnathan”
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May 12, 2023 00:26
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HOMOEROTIC JESUS posted:What is everyone here doing for music and ambience during sessions? I usually have a player handle it, but I'm kinda interested in trying to do it myself. My experience so far has been that random D&D playlists on the internet stink. Reasons include tracks being dissonant from the alleged playlist theme, inconsistent volume, random pop or non-instrumental songs, and use of the Skyrim OST. when there's a steam sale, you can buy the soundtracks for baldur's gate, baldur's gate 2, icewind dale, and neverwinter nights pretty cheap, and those should be useful for a lot of situations (they're just mp3 files so you can play them yourself however you want). not sure if planescape torment or icewind dale 2's soundtrack is available similarly, neverwinter nights 2's soundtrack is available if you buy the actual game on gog.
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May 12, 2023 00:26
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imagine dungeons posted:I chuckled every time they said “Jarnathan” That loving name might be my favorite "for d&d players" joke in the movie
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May 12, 2023 00:29
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imagine dungeons posted:I chuckled every time they said “Jarnathan” Genuine prediction that Jarnathan ends up getting his own tie-in novel
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May 12, 2023 00:30
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HOMOEROTIC JESUS posted:What is everyone here doing for music and ambience during sessions? I usually have a player handle it, but I'm kinda interested in trying to do it myself. My experience so far has been that random D&D playlists on the internet stink. Reasons include tracks being dissonant from the alleged playlist theme, inconsistent volume, random pop or non-instrumental songs, and use of the Skyrim OST. We generally use https://tabletopaudio.com/index.html
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May 12, 2023 00:35
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There is a good Discord bot for approximating music called FredBoat. Otherwise, YouTube has any music you need if you do the research.
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May 12, 2023 01:29
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The Owlbear Rodeo people (which btw, Owlbear Rodeo 2.0 is out of beta soon and its, the best VTT around now. death to foundry) have a Discord audio bot that's pretty good https://www.kenku.fm/
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May 12, 2023 01:35
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Arivia posted:Yes, I thought it was a good summer action flick and would recommend it to anyone who wants to watch one, or D&D players. There's nothing to be upset at except for deep FR lore nerds like myself. I will say as a shallow FR lore nerd that I enjoyed the film but afterward I felt kind of tricked almost because the phrase “the harpers faction” right at the start of the film instantly dropped my expectations through the loving floor, meaning that most other discrepancies fell into the category of “well, it’s nowhere near as bad as saying ‘the harpers faction’, so I’ll give it a pass”. Anyway, Deep FR lore nerds I have a question, (Descent into Avernus spoilers) Elturel is stuck in Avernus and currently divided between two factions which have mostly pushed the fiends out of the city: Grand Marshal Ravengard of Baldur’s Gate controls the western half of the city while High Rider Klav Ikaia, vampiric former ruler of the city (before he was deposed using the Companion) is in firm control of the east. The goal of the campaign is to return Elturel to Faerun. If, hypothetically, a vampire were to openly become the ruler of a city in Faerun, and believed himself to be the legitimate and lawful ruler, what might religious life in that city look like? Could such a creature find, say, priests of Helm who would swear loyalty to Elturel, so long as the High Rider is protecting and watching over their subjects? I’m thinking of that thing where like the King of Cormyr or someone was sick and the priest of Myrkul or whoever was like “I’ll pray for him cause he’s my king too”, only in reverse. Also is Siamorphe canonically dead or just not mentioned in current 5e cause I’m imagining the vampire sending knights out to find Siamorphe’s Grail to cement his rule as divine right/become the next Siamorphe himself.
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May 12, 2023 01:53
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Does anyone have recommendations for virtual tabletop/mapping software? Or is there a thread for that?
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May 12, 2023 04:31
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NotNut posted:Does anyone have recommendations for virtual tabletop/mapping software? Or is there a thread for that? For VTTs most people are going to say Foundry but Owlbear 2.0 is, incredibly good imo.
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May 12, 2023 08:30
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homeless snail posted:Idk if there's a thread. Personally I like Dungeondraft and Dungeonscrawl for maps. Dungeondraft maps can look really nice but you're gonna have to go out and find assets for it to get the most out of it, Dungeonscrawl is just really fast to throw things together + has importers for the best two procgen dungeon generators if you need something immediately. Thanks. Up until now I've always done traditional mapping, drawing it out on big wet-erase grids and using minis, but I'd like to try some way to digitally map and run battles on a local table so I can start them much more quickly without drawing anything, and maybe so things like HP are easier to track. I was thinking of putting up a monitor in the middle of the table for the players to look at. NotNut fucked around with this message at 09:37 on May 12, 2023 |
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May 12, 2023 09:34
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Bad news lore nerds: the movie is canon now because everyone loves Jarnathan and Themberchubb Personally I doubt Jarnathan has a high enough Str to fly while carrying 2 medium humanoids.
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May 12, 2023 10:13
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slicing up eyeballs posted:That loving name might be my favorite "for d&d players" joke in the movie IDGI
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May 12, 2023 13:38
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Dienes posted:IDGI It's basically "Johnathan" so you can almost hear the players ask "what's this guy's name" and the DM respond "It's...ummm...It's Jon--uh--Jarn...athan? Yeah, Jarnathan."
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May 12, 2023 13:50
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Facebook Aunt posted:Personally I doubt Jarnathan has a high enough Str to fly while carrying 2 medium humanoids. He took a feat to become blessed with the game bending might of Powerful Build, probably one that does that. Caidin fucked around with this message at 13:59 on May 12, 2023 |
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May 12, 2023 13:56
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Facebook Aunt posted:Personally I doubt Jarnathan has a high enough Str to fly while carrying 2 medium humanoids. He doesn't! That's why they crash!
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May 12, 2023 14:07
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I can totally see the DM making strength checks for Jarnathan and, after a couple of astounding rolls in the first 2-3 rounds, a very low roll makes them violently crash .
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May 12, 2023 14:39
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One thing I thought was interesting was the amount of times the heroes fail, but keep going. It seems to go along with the 'fail forwards' angle Crawford and Perkins have been hinting at, both in terms of the way Crawford has talked about the suggested inspiration-on-a-fail mechanic and in previous interviews with Perkins. Makes me wonder how much of the writing process was actually influenced by Wizards staff saying "this is how we want the game to be represented" or "this is a thing in tabletop communities." I'm sure the writers did a quick scan of TV tropes and tabletop youtube to get some meme moments like the mimic and the heroes from the 80s cartoon; but then there's also stuff like Jarnathan and the bridge which seem more from an observation of D&D going wrong. Stuff like Wild Magic they could have gotten from just getting some production assistants to skim-read the source material and come back with a list of things that sound interesting, but there's just the odd thing here and there which does seem to have been thrown in by someone who knows D&D.
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May 12, 2023 15:12
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The creator have deliberately tried to bring as much as they could of the game rules in the movie. They freaking paid attention to verbal, somatic and material component of the spells. They explicitly said that they ignored rules only when they worked against the movie story (or the coolness of the action scenes).
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May 12, 2023 16:43
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Why was the bard so useless? Shouldn't he have known some spells?
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May 12, 2023 17:36
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More interested in the role than the roll. Probably a stage kid.
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May 12, 2023 17:43
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Making some characters now, and I don't seem to understand saving throws. Like, you get some checkmarks in the ones you're proficient in, which means you get your lvl proficiency bonus when rolling it. But, in the case of other things like attacking, you get the modifiers both for your attributes and your proficiency. I guess what I'm asking is, if you're working out your dexterity saving throw modifier, do you then apply both the proficiency modifier (if you are indeed proficient) and then also your dexterity ability score modifier?
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May 12, 2023 17:46
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Facebook Aunt posted:Why was the bard so useless? Shouldn't he have known some spells? He gave bardic inspiration a bunch of times!
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May 12, 2023 17:48
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Tias posted:I guess what I'm asking is, if you're working out your dexterity saving throw modifier, do you then apply both the proficiency modifier (if you are indeed proficient) and then also your dexterity ability score modifier? Yes, the same as how you add your ability score modifier to all your skills.
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May 12, 2023 17:52
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Thanks! If it's written at all in the PHB it's super well hidden :/
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May 12, 2023 17:53
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:Bad news lore nerds: the movie is canon now because everyone loves Jarnathan and Themberchubb Themberchaud is already canonical. The question is how did he get to Dolblunde when he's canonically such a chonk he can't get out of Gracklstugh?
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May 12, 2023 17:57
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Tias posted:Making some characters now, and I don't seem to understand saving throws.
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May 12, 2023 18:00
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Tias posted:Thanks! If it's written at all in the PHB it's super well hidden :/  It’s on the second page of the very first chapter, “step by step characters”
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May 12, 2023 18:03
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Thanks!
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May 12, 2023 18:07
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That you also get your ability modifier to saves is spelled out in chapter 7 of the PHB, under the heading Saving Throws.
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May 12, 2023 20:30
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PeterWeller posted:Themberchaud is already canonical. The question is how did he get to Dolblunde when he's canonically such a chonk he can't get out of Gracklstugh? Per Out of the Abyss the Wizards serving Themberchaud will attempt to kill them in service to the demon lords. If the party does not help this sect, the attempt fails and Themberchaud becomes so enraged that they destroy Gracklstugh in order to escape. Either way, Orcus has their way with the remains of the populace. Whether that is canon or not is up for debate, but it is an option in an official module. I don't know when the movie takes place in the overall timeline but it could make sense temporally.
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May 12, 2023 22:26
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Thanks for all these! I am gravitating towards putting together my own playlists, but I'll try out some of the pre-curated stuff too.
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May 13, 2023 01:52
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Kinda bummed owlbear is forcing the upgrade, some of my players' devices aren't playing nicely with the new version E: what are everybody's opinions on a Divination wizard using augury to bet all of their money on red at roulette? Another player in one of my sessions tried to use this and it caused a big argument. The Taxman fucked around with this message at 16:44 on May 13, 2023 |
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May 13, 2023 16:42
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Zurreco posted:Per Out of the Abyss the Wizards serving Themberchaud will attempt to kill them in service to the demon lords. If the party does not help this sect, the attempt fails and Themberchaud becomes so enraged that they destroy Gracklstugh in order to escape. Either way, Orcus has their way with the remains of the populace. Canon is weird in 5E, but since Out of the Abyss ties in with the Drizzt novels, I'd consider it canon if that sorta thing matters to you.
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May 13, 2023 16:48
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The Taxman posted:Kinda bummed owlbear is forcing the upgrade, some of my players' devices aren't playing nicely with the new version Depends on the setting/how fancy the casino is. Something like a Vegas Casino, I'd expect the house to have some kind of measure to prevent or detect and punish that kind of magic just like other forms of cheating. A small or backwater place might miss it, but if the locals found out there'd be a ruckus. I wouldn't ban it from happening, just introduce consequences. Banning it as a GM feels like kneecapping the entire concept of being a divination wizard. edit: what happens if another divination wizard is also using magic to predict bets? Another player or even the dealer/the House?
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May 13, 2023 17:40
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The pit boss is actually a Pit Fiend.
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May 13, 2023 17:50
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A divination wizard cheating a mob-protected casino sounds like a great way to introduce a plot hook in a "We will forgive your infractions if you do us a little favour" manner.
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May 13, 2023 19:14
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PeterWeller posted:Canon is weird in 5E, but since Out of the Abyss ties in with the Drizzt novels, I'd consider it canon if that sorta thing matters to you. There is so nods, but Out of the Abyss and the Drizzt novels don't cover the exact same events. The finale of Out of the Abyss explicitly does not happen in the novels.
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