#dnd 5th edition

[chaotic-creator]

A truly terribly chaotic dnd trap/puzzle

So, I'm currently writing a plan for what will be my last session dming for my current group for a few weeks before I go on holiday and honestly I'm a bit lost, I want to make it more puzzly and some character role playing, but I struggle with it and keep falling back on combat

And then earlier today to include a magical trap that incorporated a real life cheat code. Going to an elaborate manor of a old hermit human wizard while they're attempting to find more information on the fall of the nearby elven city of Wolfsong, my players find themselves in the entrance hall of the manor

They are faced with five doors and two staircases. One staircase in the back left corner leading down, one in the bottom right corner leading up. There is one door leading to the left, the second is leading to the right and the final three are all set against the back wall. One of these three is labelled Altar, one is labelled Books and the final door simply has a star on it.

To progress through the entrance hall and into Konami's study, they must:

1. Go up the stairs twice (as after the first time they reappear in the room)

2. Go down the other stairs twice (again they will reappear in the entrance hall after 1st attempt)

3. Go through the left door and reappear in the entrance hall

4. Go through the right door and reappear in the entrance hall

5. Go through the left door again and then the right door again

6. Go through the Books door

7. Go through the Altar door

8. Finally go through the star door

Or alternatively, they must go Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Star(t)

Ladies, enbies and gentlemen, players and dms, artificers to wizards and every class in between I present!

The Konami Trap

[the-faramir]

I have a new-ish character for another D&D 5e campaign (not Emerald Hollow, but in the same setting as Veradriel Evangelou's campaign, along with some of the same characters). Please forgive the WIP artwork at this time.

She is the eldest sister of a young bard, Lady Niji-iro Midori, with whom you may be familiar.

Lady Niji-iro Murasaki: The Amethyst Storm.

🎶🎶🎶 A dragon in her ancestry from centuries ago The powerful gift of sorcery to her he did bestow Through her blood power courses, elemental magics form Lady Niji-iro Murasaki: she is the Amethyst Storm

She traveled with her family to the shores of Faerûn They left Wa in Kara-Tur one long and far-gone moon Her father forged his ties with the nobility of the age Then she joined the army ranks as a powerful war mage

Lady Niji-iro Murasaki, the Amethyst Storm is here Dragon’s scales glinting in the light as she draws near She flicks her wand and she brings forth a blazing fire bolt Her enemies fall before her, ending their revolt

She retired from the army, her captain's rank achieved Disgusted by bureaucracy, she had to take her leave But she would not settle down, she would not be a bride Too many wrongs to right, too many trials to be tried

Lady Niji-iro Murasaki, the Amethyst Storm is here Dragon’s scales glinting in the light as she draws near She roams the world on her own, an adventurer for hire Destroying evil where she finds it with a blast of fire

And then one day it came to her: a new spell to be cast Bigby’s Hand, the multi-tool, on her spell list at last! It punches, pushes, grapples, and even blocks attacks She uses it while outnumbered, so combatants, watch your backs!

Lady Niji-iro Murasaki, the Amethyst Storm is here Dragon’s scales glinting in the light as she draws near When Bigby’s spell is cast, she shouts, "Talk to the hand!" She dominates the battlefield as all her foes are canned

Above the din of battle, Murasaki lets out a cry "I am the storm! Abandon hope now! For I shall not die!" Her rivals know defeat; away from her they swarm Lady Niji-iro Murasaki: she is the Amethyst Storm 🎶🎶🎶

[adanddavid]

This is a character portrait I had done for a D&D character I am currently playing (Andiron Rall, a half-orc Rogue/Soulknife). The artist is starting their art career, so I promised to let people know about them. If you like this, their website is https://arcanesatelier.carrd.co/

[adanddavid]

I just got back from a weekend in California doing Dungeons and Cabins - an "adult camp" were we run a mini-campaign over the long weekend, as well as doing other camp-style activities. I have not had this much fun in a LONG time! There were a few notables in the RPG world running tables, including James Haeck (of the Eldritch Lorecast), Danielle Radford (of Dimension 20), and Mayanna Berrin (of the Tales Unrolled AP). My DM was Sammy Glicker, the founder of the project, and she was a FANTASTIC DM. In the end, we killed Cyric, who was seeking revenge for the death of his lover, Baba Yaga, who was killed by last year's campers.

I have to say - this was one of the friendliest groups of people I have ever been around - no one was rude and everyone clicked together to fast. Especially our individual gaming groups. After the first session, it felt like we had been playing together for years. We had one player who was brand new to D&D, and she rose tot he occasion like a champ, to the point of having an intense RP session with the DM who was RPing Tasha. Even though the parties tended to stick together, there was plenty of inter-party friendships, and we all talked together to plan and strategize (and the planners took this into account and placed things into the game to let this happen).

This is the party I played with - the Fire Party, or, as we called ourselves, the Ring of Fire!

[supersquiddle]

[baronsmiles]

Bad spell idea

Protection of the Sugondeese (4th level abjuration)

Casting time, 1 bonus action, 1 target, 30ft range, up to 1 minute.

Components: v, s

Protective energy infuses the target of the spell. For the duration, if that creature is hit by an attack roll or spell, they may shout "SUGONDEESE NUTS!" (Out of game). The attacking creature then takes 3d10 psychic damage.

[sunnyillyana]

I love that a while back, all it took for my DM to convince me to ship my character with an NPC was to compare them to my fav ship ever, Gajeel and Levy from Fairy Tail. They really know me too well 😂

(Faun has two hands!!)

[3d34-2]

In D&D 5e, critical hits and misses are only for attack rolls. Do you as a DM (or does your DM) use criticals on every d20 roll, no matter what it's for, like skill rolls?

Yes.

No.

No, that's stupid.

No, but I/they absolutely should!

Voting ended onJun 21, 2025