I would like to start a campaign for my friends and I, we are all femme and I am the only one with limited game experience (one campaign). Are there any good prewritten campaigns for femme groups with little to no killing or gore?

I'm just now realizing that there is a good chunk of people who are apparently fans of Dungeons and Dragons that despise Critical Role and Matt Mercer. I think I can understand why the play style of CR is different from what some DnD players want when they play themselves, but I'm just trying to figure out why people think CR has "ruined" modern DnD.

I even saw someone complaining about people who make tiefling characters on a Critical Role hate post, and somehow that comment got >2000 likes. Do people just not like the narrative-heavy nature of the Critical Role play style? Do people like Matt and Brennan control player choice too much or something?

Hi all !!

I [M23] have recently discovered the universe of DnD thanks to a friend of mine that plays the DM in our campaign.

My friend has been putting a lot of effort in this campaign and, to follow up with him, I would like to be able to roleplay better...

Now as a relatively new player, I find it kind of hard to open up to roleplay. So one thing I found to help me is to give my character [Dwarf - Cleric - name : Namass] some bits/little phrases I can say now and then.

I have searched and found some ideas that you can find below, but I think I can use some help on this topic. Thank you for your help !

Some phrases/bits I like to say :

- "We dwarves are natural sprinters! Very dangerous over short distances!" (Stolen from LOTR ofc...)

- "What's the point of a dwarf if he's not in the front line!"

- "Big and hairy, just how I like my wives..." (When seeing monsters)

- "Sometimes one could be the hammer, and sometimes one could be the nail."

- "There is but one word that Namass cannot say, and it's the word........"

So I've never ran any official module in any of the roleplaying games I GM (or DM in this case). We've only started with Avernus in one of our campaigns out of curiosity, and I'm eyeing up the upcoming WarCraft expansion and I've noticed something.

The official modules seem to have a very rapid levelling tempo.

Is this something that's normal? I've heard that it's also a very "American" style, or rather school of roleplaying - to jump to the story beats pretty quickly in short, Marvel movie-like style, skipping the "extra trim".

In my group we seem to be more into long, heavily roleplayed campaigns with a lot of "slice of life adventure" scenes, lots of dialogues, etc., and I've heard from people that it's more "European" style of play (although I'm sure that it's just blanket terms and obviously there are people all over the world playing either way).

But getting to the point - I realised that many modules seem to throw level-ups at players after every encounter? And Avernus looks like one of the worst offenders, especially early on.

The modules look like they have about 6-10 main story beats and each ends up with a level up and can be reached within one or two sessions if played by the book.

Is it the intended way? Feels kinda weird character development-wise to just have the character beef up so significantly after every fight.

Or is it intended for the DMs to pad those modules out with encounters inbetween, having the players face off some additional challenges?

Just a disclaimer: I know that the answer is "do whatever you want", because as a DM, I know that I have the ultimate power to run things the way I want, but I just wanted to pique your minds about the phenomenon I noticed. Or maybe I am looking into a small sample that skews my perception.

No ill intent in this post, I also can see the merit in that for people that want to have the short-but-action-packed experience of what Vox Machina is like, constantly jumping to the next big encounter full of epic fights and levelling up to legends in a short span.

Stories are literally at the core of my entire life, so ofc I thought I loved dnd. However, now I'm not so sure.

I really enjoy playing the game, regardless of whether I'm a DM or a PC. However, every table I've been a part of has left me with the same feeling. It seems to me like dnd is actually just a case study of people not showing up.

Every campaign I've participated in has left me with the same bitter aftertaste. Sometimes it's constantly cancelling instead of sticking to an agreed upon schedule (especially if the cancellation doesn't come until after the start time). Sometimes it's not being present even when they're at the table. Sometimes it's an unwillingess to engage with the story and actually play. And to be clear, I don't mean occasionally. It only bothers me when playing is the exception rather than the norm.

Regardless of the specific flavor, I always seem to find myself somewhere between disappointed and resentful. I just don't understand, when I'm so careful to protect my committed time and show up even if I don't feel like it, why can't other people do the same?

But since this is a problem I've had at EVERY table, I feel like I need to be open to the possibility that the problem might be me. I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. I don't think it's my communication. Is it my expectations? Have I not found the right table? Or is this one of those things where I just need to accept that this isn't the game for me, no matter how much I love playing it?

Me and my girlfriend have been wanting to get into DnD for a while now but no one else we know actually cares about it or is open to try it
We have a warhammer shop we frequently go to for tabletop but no one there is into DnD

I saw a clip on TikTok of a dnd stream where the bard had an Auto tune petal or something under the table and when they casted something they sang a song. The specific scene I’m thinking of is I believe the bard healing someone and they start to sing “wild wild horses couldn’t ever drag you away”. It’s driving me nuts that I can’t find it. I believe it was an all women party if that helps

Currently i only have 2 dungeons, but another is on the way. The first dungeons will be free.

Please give feedback so i can improove.

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Hey I’m a black creator who enjoys the theme and playstyle of DnD but created a more simplified structure for it. My DnD stands for Do Not Die, because battles are the most prominent part of it. If there’s anybody who wants a crack at it, let me know. I’ll explain the rules cause again it’s not dungeons and dragons, it’s DO NOT DIE.

So I've been fortunate to have a couple of very brief intros to DnD in the last few years. But finding a group that was persistent in UK time has been a pain.

I don't really know much, certainly not enough to DM. But my kids are interested and I really want to DM for them. Where/how is the best way to learn, bearing in mind I'll need to strip back the experience for my kids ages 12-8.

I have the DM/Player and monster books, the heros of borderlands starter pack and even got hero quest for the extra models and maps. But they all seem a little too much for a first session. How do I build my skills as DM and make it easily accessible for them? I have the imagination and creativity part ok, it's the flow I will struggle with when introducing them to the various mechanics.

So I'm working with one of my players to create a mechanic for an upcoming campaign where he rolls a 7 sided die and depending on the roll he would change his form to one of the stat blocks, like a 1 would give you a 20 in strength, 2 would be a 20 in dex, ect. On a seven he would get 20's across the board but he wouldn't be able to use that form until the session after next, essentially the 7th form has a one session cooldown (players idea not mine).

He wanted it each to be tied to a song so it would essentially be depending on what song is played is what from he takes. I was thinking of giving him a wildshape kind of resource so he can only transform a certain amount of times per long rest, with the aforementioned draw back of the 7th form on the one session cooldown, and if he rolls a seven on that cooldown then nothing happened.

I really just need help/advice on how to implement this and how to structure the stat blocks for each form, as I haven't done something of this scale before but it is a really cool idea and I would like to implement it. Any advice is truly appreciated.

Sorry it cut off the personality traits but it’s

PERSONALITY TRAITS

I judge people by their actions, not their words.
I’m confident in my own abilities and do what I can to instill confidence in others.

IDEALS

Freedom. Tyrants must not be allowed to oppress the people. (Chaotic)
Fairness. No one should get preferential treatment before the law, and no one is above the law. (Lawful)

BONDS

My tools are symbols of my past life, and I carry them so that I will never forget my roots.
I protect those who cannot protect themselves.

FLAWS

The people who knew me when I was young know my shameful secret, so I can never go home again.
I have a weakness for the vices of the city, especially hard drink.

And it cut off my shields/weaknesses/immunities

Resistances
Cold
Fire
Immunities
Bludgeoning
Poison
Vulnerabilities
Acid
Lightning
Necrotic

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All most three years ago a friend group of mine wanted to do a DND game, but the guy who would was going to DM didn't know how so we essentially just dicked around for a couple of hours.

(🟥real stuff starts here🟥)

Anyway, I was thinking of actually doing my own campaign with this same friend group. However it should be important to note that basically these three friends of mine have no idea how to play (im just assuming the guy who was going to dm does not know but who knows. I should also note I have no idea what im doing either). So where should I start? What should I get and how should I plan this out? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi,

I'm going to be playing a Red Riding Hood-inspired Ranger who also happens to be a werewolf in an upcoming campaign. My DM and I are still working out some of the mechanics for that.

But since I've never played a Ranger before, I wanted to get some advice on the build.

She's a Human (Variant) who uses a Handaxe and Hand Crossbow. I was thinking of taking Crossbow Expert as my starting Feat? Alert seems like another good one to consider. But if there are better options, I'm open to suggestions.

I also really don't know which Subclass would be best, or what spells are worth taking, so any help with would be appreciated!

Edit: We're using 2014 rules.

hello all, I'm a first time DM, I'll host my first session soon.

I have played DnD before but only as a player.

I have read the most important parts of the DM guide and I'm buying the monster manual soon, is it fair for me to ask the players to buy the players handbook? It's getting quite expensive and my budget is not huge as I'm starting an education soon.

I also wanted to ask, what are some good tips to make the first session good, I know I'm gonna fumble it somehow as itsy first time and I know my players and they know it's my first time too. But I still want to make the first session good, the first session will be the premade adventure in the DM guide, "the fouled stream". Thanks for advice in advance.

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Another trap map! This has become quite the series. I think traps make for great phased maps because they make the most of the sudden reveal that a map is more complex than just a combat! This one I wanted to do the classic shrinking arena but invert it so the outer ring is what gets smaller- ideally separating parties while they avoid the acid.